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water poppy

water poppy noun: a water plant native to North and Central America, Hydrocleys nymphoides, with floating leaves and poppy-like flowers.

water poppy: a water plant native to North and Central America, Hydrocleys nymphoides, with floating leaves and...
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Noun

water poppy (plural water poppies)

  1. A water plant native to North and Central America, Hydrocleys nymphoides, with floating leaves and poppy-like flowers.

Forms of water poppy

pluralwater poppies
alternative formwaterpoppy

Questions about water poppy

What does water poppy mean?
Water poppy means a water plant native to North and Central America, Hydrocleys nymphoides, with floating leaves and poppy-like flowers.
What part of speech is water poppy?
Water poppy is a noun.
What is the plural of water poppy?
The plural of water poppy is water poppies.

Words near water poppy in the dictionary

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  2. water polo
  3. water polo player
  4. water poppies
  5. water popping
  6. water poppy
  7. water potential
  8. water potentials
  9. Water Pourer
  10. water power
  11. water powers

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