Synonyms for poppy
ˈpɒp ipop·py

Princeton's WordNet

1. poppynoun

   annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

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1. • Flower

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1. List of paraphrases for "poppy":

   mohn, opium, opium-poppy, mak, poppy-free, papi

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How to use poppy in a sentence?

1. Thomas Browne:

   But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity.

2. Charles Cleveland:

   We have seen a bit of a lull in the fighting over the last month-plus, really because we think that a lot of the Taliban fighters have been out harvesting the poppy.

3. Jeremy Douglas:

   Production remains at high levels, and displaced farmers without alternatives may return to growing poppy.

4. Akbar Rustami:

   We tried to discourage farmers from sowing poppy seeds but they continue to ignore our orders because they want to earn more money.

5. Zabiullah Mujahid:

   We have neither banned nor promoted poppy cultivation, we don't ban poppy cultivation because banning the crops means going against poor local people and it is not the right time for us go against our people.