Explore Poppy through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flower. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Poppy meaning
- Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
- A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.
Synonyms of Poppy
Using Poppy
- The main meaning on this page is: Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. | A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower. | A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.
- Useful related words include: flower.
- In the example corpus, poppy often appears in combinations such as: and poppy, the poppy, poppy and.
Context around Poppy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Poppy
- In this selection, "poppy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, guarding, first, free, seeds, pig and eradication stand out and add context to how "poppy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and collecting poppy seeds and and begins its poppy campaign in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "poppy" sits close to words such as benz, binge and caliber, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with poppy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This year’s plastic-free poppy is the first redesign of the poppy in a generation. (16 words)
Poppy Pig - Poppy Pig lives in a lovely little house with little plants beneath the windows. (16 words)
To this day, poppy farming is legal in Hungary, but poppy farms are limited by law to convert. (18 words)
The average is around 1500 rupees ( US$ ) per kilogram. citation Some additional money is made by drying the poppy heads and collecting poppy seeds, and a small fraction of opium beyond the quota may be consumed locally or diverted to the black market. (43 words)
In the early years of the U.S. invasion, Washington was reluctant to push for poppy eradication, aware this would alienate rural communities and drive them closer to the Taliban; reports even of U.S. Marines guarding poppy fields for farmers. (41 words)
Laem Chabang custom officials intercepted a shipment of poppy seeds from Afghanistan en route to Myanmar after tests showed they were opium poppy seeds and not the quinoa seeds as labeled on the ship’s manifest. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the early years of the U.S. invasion, Washington was reluctant to push for poppy eradication, aware this would alienate rural communities and drive them closer to the Taliban; reports even of U.S. Marines guarding poppy fields for farmers.
Poppy seeds are derived from the poppy plant, and some seeds, as a result of harvesting, can contain levels of morphine and codeine that surpass the DOD's threshold for allowable amounts, the memo stated.
The Royal Canadian Legion begins its poppy campaign in Merritt on Oct. 27, with Legion Branch 138 presenting Mayor Mike Goetz with the season’s first poppy on Oct. 25 at city hall.
This year’s plastic-free poppy is the first redesign of the poppy in a generation.
Bill may assure a guilt-ridden Poppy that she didn’t mean for any of this to happen, but Poppy may continue to feel terrible anyway.
This is why Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Slow Cooker Cookbook by Michelin-trained chef, Poppy O'Toole, has shot to the top of Amazon's book charts before it's even hit the shelves.
While the red poppy is worn specifically in honour of the armed forces and is distributed by the Royal British Legion, the white poppy, given out by the PPU.
Laem Chabang custom officials intercepted a shipment of poppy seeds from Afghanistan en route to Myanmar after tests showed they were opium poppy seeds and not the quinoa seeds as labeled on the ship’s manifest.
It’s that time of year again, we wear our poppy with pride and gather at the Cenotaph to watch the Legion present the colours and the laying of dozens of poppy wreaths.
Poppy Pig - Poppy Pig lives in a lovely little house with little plants beneath the windows.
The average is around 1500 rupees ( US$ ) per kilogram. citation Some additional money is made by drying the poppy heads and collecting poppy seeds, and a small fraction of opium beyond the quota may be consumed locally or diverted to the black market.
To this day, poppy farming is legal in Hungary, but poppy farms are limited by law to convert.
Adored Nana to Jake and Beckie, Michael, Phillippa, David, Francesca and Emma, Lewis, Libby and much loved Big Nana to Noah and Poppy.
Boys and girls rugby players train at D.W. Poppy Secondary early this spring, in advance of this year’s high school rugby season.
Called The Throat, both Poppy and Vix say collectively that Ruscombe and Whiteshill has "a really strong active community and we're diverse with all ages and nationalities.
Cameras are rolling Stargazer, a new feature from artist-filmmaker Christian Neuman, which producers have described as a “modern psychic thriller” starring Poppy Delevingne and Rosalind Halstead (The Trial of Christine Keeler).
Concerns have increased about Saturday's march after poppy sellers were swamped by protesters at stations in Edinburgh and London.
Director, Woodrow Kernohan, said: "We are thrilled that Poppy Ash's artwork will bring new life to Southampton's Central Station.
Drag queens, from left, Poppy Love, Cheryl Shots, Miss Lilli Berlin and Miss Di Vour at Dover Pride 2022.
Farmers in Myanmar have increasingly pushed into the trade as other economic opportunities disappear, producing 1,080 metric tonnes of opium – a critical ingredient in heroin harvested from poppy flowers – over the past 12 months.
Common combinations with poppy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and poppy 16×
- the poppy 14×
- poppy and 11×
- poppy appeal 10×
- poppy seeds 8×
- poppy is 6×
- of poppy 6×
- poppy was 6×
- poppy fields 5×
- poppy delevingne 4×