Poppy day
noun
1.
an informal name for Remembrance Sunday
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noun 1. the plant family Papaveraceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having white, yellow, or reddish juice, alternate and often lobed or dissected leaves, showy, usually solitary flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bloodroot, creamcups, greater celandine, and poppies of the genera Papaver, Eschscholzia, Argemone, and others.
- Poppyhead
[pop-ee-hed] /ˈpɒp iˌhɛd/ noun, Architecture. 1. a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew. /ˈpɒpɪˌhɛd/ noun 1. the hard dry seed-containing capsule of a poppy See also capsule (sense 3a) 2. a carved ornament, esp one used on the top of the end […]
- Poppy-red
noun 1. (def 4).
- Poppy-seed
noun 1. seed of the poppy plant, used as an ingredient or topping for breads, rolls, cakes, and cookies. noun 1. the small grey seeds of one type of poppy flower, used esp on loaves and as a cake filling
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