flaming poppy
- noun
- US
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pavón ardiente
- The flaming poppy lit up the garden with its vibrant red blossoms.
Examples
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She planted a flaming poppy among the traditional orange California poppies for contrast.
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In spring, the flaming poppies bloom beautifully.
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Horticulturists admired the rare flaming poppy for its intense color.
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The flaming poppy is a stunning flower.
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Horticulturists admired the rare flaming poppy for its intense color.
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She planted a flaming poppy among the traditional orange California poppies for contrast.
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The flaming poppy lit up the garden with its vibrant red blossoms.
Synonyms
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A bright flower with thin, soft petals often grown in gardens
A wild poppy that grows in California with bright red flowers
A wild poppy with bright red flowers that grows in California
A plant that lives for one year with bright red flowers that grows in California
A plant that lives for one year with bright red flowers that grows in California
A wildflower with thin stems and bright red cup-shaped flowers that grows in California
A plant with bright orange cup-shaped flowers, the California poppy
A small plant with bright yellow or orange flowers that grows on California hillsides
A bright red color or a wild poppy with red flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'flaming' denotes a bright, flame-like color and 'poppy' is a flower, so the phrase clearly refers to a poppy with bright, flame-coloured blooms. This adjective+noun naming pattern for color or variety is a common, cross-linguistic construction and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Flaming poppy may come from gardeners who saw a bright red poppy that looked like a small flame, so flaming points to its fiery color. That's why the name means 'a variety of California poppy with bright red flowers'.