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common poppy

common poppy noun: the poppy (Papaver rhoeas), widespread in western Eurasia and North Africa, formerly a common agricultural weed, now often used in gardens.

common poppy: the poppy (Papaver rhoeas), widespread in western Eurasia and North Africa, formerly a common...
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Noun

common poppy (plural common poppies)

  1. The poppy (Papaver rhoeas), widespread in western Eurasia and North Africa, formerly a common agricultural weed, now often used in gardens.

Synonyms of common poppy

Forms of common poppy

pluralcommon poppies

Questions about common poppy

What does common poppy mean?
Common poppy means the poppy (Papaver rhoeas), widespread in western Eurasia and North Africa, formerly a common agricultural weed, now often used in gardens.
What part of speech is common poppy?
Common poppy is a noun.
What is the plural of common poppy?
The plural of common poppy is common poppies.

Words near common poppy in the dictionary

  1. common plums
  2. common pochard
  3. common pochards
  4. common polypody
  5. common poppies
  6. common poppy
  7. common possum
  8. common practice
  9. common practice period
  10. common purple-glossed snake
  11. common purple-glossed snakes

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