field poppy

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field poppy

n
(Plants) another name for corn poppy
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

corn′ pop`py


n.
a red poppy, Papaver rhoeas, of Europe and Asia, common in grainfields. Also called field poppy.
[1875–80]
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Noun1.field poppy - annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivatedfield poppy - annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
corn poppy, Flanders poppy, Papaver rhoeas
poppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
genus Papaver, Papaver - type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers
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