corn poppy

corn poppy

n. An annual Eurasian plant (Papaver rhoeas) naturalized in North America and having showy, usually scarlet flowers.

corn poppy

n (Plants) a poppy, Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields. Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers. Also called: coquelicot, Flanders poppy or field 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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corn poppy - annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivatedfield 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

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