Poppy
noun
A kind of flower that is often red and has seeds that can be used to make drugs.
Poppy fields are common in certain parts of the world.
Often appears as...
- poppy field
- poppy seeds
noun
A symbol used to remember people who have died in wars.
She wore a red poppy on Remembrance Day.
Often appears as...
- remembrance poppy
- wear a poppy
Usage tips
Modern
noun
A bright or deep red color.
She painted her nails a vibrant poppy hue.
Often appears as...
- poppy red
- poppy color
noun
A drug made from poppy seeds.
Opium is derived from the sap of a poppy plant.
Often appears as...
- opium poppy
- poppy cultivation
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A kind of flower that is often red and has seeds that can be used to make drugs.
Poppy fields are common in certain parts of the world.
Often appears as...
- poppy field
- poppy seeds
noun
A symbol used to remember people who have died in wars.
She wore a red poppy on Remembrance Day.
Often appears as...
- remembrance poppy
- wear a poppy
Usage tips
Modern
noun
A bright or deep red color.
She painted her nails a vibrant poppy hue.
Often appears as...
- poppy red
- poppy color
noun
A drug made from poppy seeds.
Opium is derived from the sap of a poppy plant.
Often appears as...
- opium poppy
- poppy cultivation
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Flower Variety
Poppy refers to numerous species, often with distinct colors beyond the common red.
The California poppy has a beautiful orange color.
Pro Tip 2/2Cooking Ingredient
Poppy seeds are edible and used in baking, like on bagels and in muffins.
She sprinkled poppy seeds on top of the lemon cake.
Pro Tip 1/2Flower Variety
Poppy refers to numerous species, often with distinct colors beyond the common red.
The California poppy has a beautiful orange color.
Pro Tip 2/2Cooking Ingredient
Poppy seeds are edible and used in baking, like on bagels and in muffins.
She sprinkled poppy seeds on top of the lemon cake.
Pro Tip 1/2Flower Variety
Poppy refers to numerous species, often with distinct colors beyond the common red.
The California poppy has a beautiful orange color.
Pro Tip 2/2Cooking Ingredient
Poppy seeds are edible and used in baking, like on bagels and in muffins.
She sprinkled poppy seeds on top of the lemon cake.
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Video examples
Eric Berlow: Simplifying...
doesn't always equal complicated. So for me, a well-crafted baguette, fresh out of the oven, is complex, but a curry onion green olive poppy cheese bread is complicated. I'm an ecologist, and I study complexity. I love complexity. And I study that in the natural world, the interconnectedness of species.
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How does anesthesia...
all describe early anesthetics containing things like opium poppy, mandrake fruit, and alcohol. Today, anesthesiologists often combine regional, inhalational and intravenous agents to get the right balance for a surgery. Regional anesthesia blocks pain signals from a specific part of the body
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Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
quite warm after Ali left her so I'm hoping that she eventually fell asleep it seemed like she was kind of never going to sleep she kind of kept drooping off and then all of a sudden would poppy but walking so I'm gonna try and see if we can find her Ali and set both said to me that she was
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How to see more and care...
casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light. The public was captivated by her unique perspective and secretive behavior. She was particularly praised for her massive flower paintings, ranging from fiery poppies to ghostly calla lillies.
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Are you challenging...
us I'm convinced the grandma that beat me at the finish line came out of the sidelines was never in the race so I was so proud this summer when my seven-year-old son said poppy I'd like to do a race and I said go for it and he
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A Navy Admiral's...
today this is a field of poppies in Afghanistan eighty to ninety percent of the world's papa are one comes out of Afghanistan we also see there of course terrorism this is where al-qaeda's staged from we also see
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Marc Goodman: A vision...
For example, I predict that we will move away from a plant-based narcotics world to a synthetic one. Why do you need the plants anymore? You can just take the DNA code from marijuana or poppies or coca leaves
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Carol Beckwith & Angela...
carry these wonderful carved wooden fertility dolls called poppy and the poppy they believe actually helped assure their fertility in later life and their success as future mothers when a
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Poppy The Baby Chimp Has...
I know mom doesn't get to see the smile or grow up or climb for the first time or and it's just not fair you know we think about poppy and she does have a chance in a good life
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This Man’s Words Will...
some way growing up in Israel in at the beginning years the majesty of life was in front of me at all times the hills then were full of poppies and sheep snakes
Video examples
Eric Berlow: Simplifying...
doesn't always equal complicated. So for me, a well-crafted baguette, fresh out of the oven, is complex, but a curry onion green olive poppy cheese bread is complicated. I'm an ecologist, and I study complexity. I love complexity. And I study that in the natural world, the interconnectedness of species.
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
all describe early anesthetics containing things like opium poppy, mandrake fruit, and alcohol. Today, anesthesiologists often combine regional, inhalational and intravenous agents to get the right balance for a surgery. Regional anesthesia blocks pain signals from a specific part of the body
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
quite warm after Ali left her so I'm hoping that she eventually fell asleep it seemed like she was kind of never going to sleep she kind of kept drooping off and then all of a sudden would poppy but walking so I'm gonna try and see if we can find her Ali and set both said to me that she was
Video examples
How to see more and care...
casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light. The public was captivated by her unique perspective and secretive behavior. She was particularly praised for her massive flower paintings, ranging from fiery poppies to ghostly calla lillies.
Video examples
Are you challenging...
us I'm convinced the grandma that beat me at the finish line came out of the sidelines was never in the race so I was so proud this summer when my seven-year-old son said poppy I'd like to do a race and I said go for it and he
Video examples
A Navy Admiral's...
today this is a field of poppies in Afghanistan eighty to ninety percent of the world's papa are one comes out of Afghanistan we also see there of course terrorism this is where al-qaeda's staged from we also see
Video examples
Marc Goodman: A vision...
For example, I predict that we will move away from a plant-based narcotics world to a synthetic one. Why do you need the plants anymore? You can just take the DNA code from marijuana or poppies or coca leaves
Video examples
Carol Beckwith & Angela...
carry these wonderful carved wooden fertility dolls called poppy and the poppy they believe actually helped assure their fertility in later life and their success as future mothers when a
Video examples
Poppy The Baby Chimp Has...
I know mom doesn't get to see the smile or grow up or climb for the first time or and it's just not fair you know we think about poppy and she does have a chance in a good life
Video examples
This Man’s Words Will...
some way growing up in Israel in at the beginning years the majesty of life was in front of me at all times the hills then were full of poppies and sheep snakes
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Quote examples
John Berger
English Artist
That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe.
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Nina Nesbitt
Scottish Musician
I took two years out to find what sound I felt passionate about and what I liked making. After the last album, 'Peroxide', which is quite poppy and acoustic, I felt really bored.
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Nemanja Matic
Serbian Athlete
I recognise fully why people wear poppies, I totally respect everyone's right to do so and I have total sympathy for anyone who has lost loved ones due to conflict.
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Walter Savage Landor
English Poet
Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.
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John McCrae
Canadian Poet
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow: In Flanders fields.
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Katie Hopkins
English Entertainer
I celebrate those who wear their red poppies with pride.
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Vance Joy
Australian Musician
I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
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Francis Thompson
English Poet
And left the flushed print in a poppy there.
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Bernard Sumner
English Musician
I entered music at a poppy level.
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Adam Scott
American Actor
I love a good, poppy chorus.
Quote examples
John Berger
English Artist
That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe.
Quote examples
Nina Nesbitt
Scottish Musician
I took two years out to find what sound I felt passionate about and what I liked making. After the last album, 'Peroxide', which is quite poppy and acoustic, I felt really bored.
Quote examples
Nemanja Matic
Serbian Athlete
I recognise fully why people wear poppies, I totally respect everyone's right to do so and I have total sympathy for anyone who has lost loved ones due to conflict.
Quote examples
Walter Savage Landor
English Poet
Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.
Quote examples
John McCrae
Canadian Poet
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow: In Flanders fields.
Quote examples
Katie Hopkins
English Entertainer
I celebrate those who wear their red poppies with pride.
Quote examples
Vance Joy
Australian Musician
I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
Quote examples
Francis Thompson
English Poet
And left the flushed print in a poppy there.
Quote examples
Bernard Sumner
English Musician
I entered music at a poppy level.
Quote examples
Adam Scott
American Actor
I love a good, poppy chorus.
Example 1 of 10
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