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poppy

poppy

37 1.3
A bright flower with thin, soft petals often grown in gardens
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːpi/
translation icon : amapola
  • In this regard, they stressed the poppy's past role as the main link between their villages and the wider world.
  • poppy seeds
  • poppy fields
  • opium poppy

The, the marijuana fields in Mexico turn into poppy fields once again.

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Examples

  • "We spent the whole afternoon talking together, having poppy-seed cake and strong tea."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Its fame is a principal reason for the British custom of wearing a poppy on Remembrance Sunday.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Do you know the poppy well?

  • The photo highlight of the trip for me was the poppy fields that we found.

    Academic text (1999)
  • You must try the organic poppy seed with the aged Wensleydale.

  • There were beautiful poppies splitting the mosaics.

  • Throughout the interviews, retirees noted that the poppy was the foremost, if not the only, cash crop during their lifetimes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The wildflowers, the poppies in the spring covering the rocky hillsides to create a golden color.

  • He'll gobble up the crescent rolls sprinkled with poppy seeds, washing them down with coffee and milk.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The garden was bursting with color as the red poppies bloomed in the sunlight.

Synonyms

opium poppy
vspoppy
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A plant that has grey leaves and white or red flowers and is grown for opium

is the broader plant known for ornamental flowers and edible seeds
Papaver
vspoppy
  • Specialized
1 9.7

A group of poppy plants with hairy stems and bright flowers

is one typical plant from that group with delicate petals and seeds
Papaver rhoeas
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.9

A bright red poppy that grows in fields and gardens

is a general garden or seed plant not limited to field growth
field poppy
vspoppy
  • UK
3.6

A red wild flower that grows in wheat fields

is the broader plant type beyond this specific annual garden use
corn poppy
vspoppy
  • UK
4.1

A bright red wild flower that grows in fields of grain in Europe and that people often plant in gardens

covers the general plant family rather than this field occurrence
Flanders poppy
vspoppy
  • UK
6.7

A bright red field flower often worn to remember soldiers who died in war

focuses on the plant itself, not primarily on symbolic use
Papaver orientale
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.9

A poppy that comes back every year with large bright red, pink or orange flowers

is a general plant type often smaller or annual rather than large perennial
oriental poppy
vspoppy
  • Specialized
6.0

A large garden flower with hairy leaves and bright red, pink and orange papery petals

is the general species group not limited to large garden cultivars
Iceland poppy
vspoppy
  • Specialized
6.6

A strong plant with bright, delicate flowers often grown in gardens

is a general ornamental plant description, not emphasising hardiness
Papaver nudicaule
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.9

A poppy plant that lives for several years with bright, fragrant flowers often called the Iceland poppy

is the general ornamental and seed-producing plant rather than this native type
Papaver heterophyllum
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild poppy that grows in California with bright red flowers

is the wider cultivated and seed-producing plant not limited to wild habitats
Papaver alpinum
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.9

A small mountain poppy with white, yellow, or orange flowers

is the common garden or seed plant found beyond alpine environments
Papaver somniferum
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.6

A poppy plant grown for edible seeds and for opium used to make medicines

is the general ornamental plant and seed source without emphasizing opium
Papaver argemone
vspoppy
  • Specialized
9.9

A yearly plant with orange-red poppy flowers and prickly seed pods

is the general flower plant not focused on bristly fruit features

Idioms

To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful

Compounds

5 1.8

Small grey seeds from a garden flower used in baking and cooking

opium poppy
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A plant that has grey leaves and white or red flowers and is grown for opium

A long lived plant with hanging clusters of blue or pink flowers that grows in cool mountain areas

8.0

An evergreen shrub with bright golden-yellow fragrant flowers

California poppy
  • Specialized
4.4

A small plant with bright yellow or orange flowers that grows on California hillsides

A tall bush with many branches, native to California and Mexico, with silvery-blue leaves and large fragrant white flowers

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that grows in shady woods

A plant that lives many years with hairy stems, triangular leaves, and clusters of rose-purple flowers

4.1

A bright red wild flower that grows in fields of grain in Europe and that people often plant in gardens

8.1

A small plant that lives for many years and grows in very cold places with pale yellow or white blooms

3.6

A red wild flower that grows in wheat fields

7.2

A kind of California poppy with bright red flowers

A bright red field flower often worn to remember soldiers who died in war

A plant that lives for many years with rose-red fringed flowers

A tall plant with silvery-blue leaves and large fragrant white flowers

8.6

A plant that lives for one year with prickly stems and bright yellow flowers

A flowering plant with bright yellow flowers and blue-grey divided leaves

A yellow wild flower that grows on sandy coasts and has horn-shaped seed pods

9.9

A yellow wild plant with long seed pods that grows on sandy coasts

Iceland poppy
  • Specialized
6.6

A strong plant with bright, delicate flowers often grown in gardens

9.1

A small annual plant with orange-red flowers and spiny seed pods

prickly poppy
  • Specialized
9.2

A plant with large yellow or white flowers and sharp stems and seed pods

Hairy plant that lives many years with round lobed leaves and large purple or red flowers

oriental poppy
  • Specialized
6.0

A large garden flower with hairy leaves and bright red, pink and orange papery petals

A tall garden plant with large feathery white flowers

3.9

A Sunday near November 11 when people remember soldiers who died in World War I and World War II

poppy family
  • Specialized
6.0

A group of flowering plants like poppies with milky sap and seed pods

poppy mallow
  • Specialized
9.5

A low garden plant with leaves shaped like a hand and red, white, or purple flowers that bloom all summer

sea poppy
  • Specialized
9.0

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that grows on sandy beaches

7.8

An evergreen shrub with bright yellow, fragrant flowers that grows in dry places

A garden flower with pale yellow, showy petals that grows well in shade

7.7

A plant that lives for one year with bright red flowers that grows in California

8.8

A wildflower with thin stems and bright red cup-shaped flowers that grows in California

7.7

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that grows in shady woods

A plant with bright yellow flowers and bluish green leaves that grows on sandy seashores

How Spiny

cactus
69 1.8
thistle
15 5.6
prickly poppy
  • UK
9.1
poppy
37 1.3
mallow
3 7.0

Surface Forms

poppy singular
poppies plural

Etymology

Poppy comes from the old Latin name papaver for the same bright flower, and people long ago noticed that some poppies make a substance that can make you 'sleep'. So poppy still names the showy plant with soft petals and small seeds, and the flower is linked with sleep, peace, and memory.