poppy
noun/ˈpɑpi/
Frequency rank: #6,931 most common English word
Meaning
a plant with bright red (or other coloured) flowers, whose seeds are used in cooking and whose sap is used to make opium.
Example sentence
She picked poppy from the field and placed it in a small vase on the table.
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