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field poppy

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corn poppy

–noun
a common Old World poppy, Papaver rhoeas, having bright-red flowers.


Origin:
1875–80; so called from its growing in grainfields
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field poppy

annual (rarely biennial) plant of the poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia; it has been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

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