field poppy

field poppy

n (Plants) another name for corn poppy

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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field poppy - annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivatedcorn poppy, Flanders poppy, Papaver rhoeaspoppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowersgenus Papaver, Papaver - type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers