common poppy

noun

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

Meanings

nouncommon poppy (plural common poppies)

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: corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Translations

Bulgarian по́лски мак, кадъ́нка
  • по́лски мак (pólski mak)poppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
  • кадъ́нка (kadắnka)poppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
Chinese Mandarin 虞美人
  • 虞美人 (yúměirén)poppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
French coquelicot
  • coquelicotpoppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
Hungarian pipacs, vadmák
  • pipacspoppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
  • vadmákpoppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
Polish mak polny
  • mak polnypoppy (Papaver rhoeas) — see also poppy
Cite this entry
APA

common poppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20poppy

MLA

“common poppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20poppy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common poppy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20poppy.

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