poppy
noun/ˈpɑpi/
Frequency rank: #6,931 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
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 one bright red poppy from the field and placed it in a small vase on the table.
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