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poppy

Definition

  • noun: a type of plant that has bright red or orange flowers and that is the source of opium
  • noun: any of a genus ('Papaver' of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or perennial herbs with milky juice, showy regular flowers, and capsular fruits including the opium poppy and several forms cultivated as ornamentals
  • synonyms: horned poppy, poppyhead

Examples

  • Sprinkle 'poppy seeds' on the bread before baking.

  • a 'poppy seed' cake

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) He's supposed to be very good with a knife, but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint. He has fields in Turkey, where they grow poppy. In Sicily he has plants to process them into heroin. He needs cash, he needs protection from the police. He'll give a piece of the action. (..)
    1972 The Godfather