poppy seed

noun

The seed of the poppy, used as a flavouring in bread.

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Meanings

nounpoppy seed (countable and uncountable, plural poppy seeds)

plural poppy seeds · alternative poppyseed

  1. countableuncountableThe seed of the poppy, used as a flavouring in bread.

    Many a cook knows well the value of poppy seed for muffins and breads.

    1996 October 13, Joan Lee Faust, “Hooked, Winged or Eaten, Seeds Get Around”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015

Translations

Afrikaans papawersaad
  • papawersaadthe seed of the poppy
Arabic خشخاش بَذْرَة
  • خشخاش بَذْرَةthe seed of the poppy
Bulgarian ма́ково се́ме
  • ма́ково се́ме (mákovo séme)the seed of the poppy
Chinese Mandarin 罌粟籽 /罂粟籽, 罌粟種子 /罂粟种子
  • 罌粟籽 /罂粟籽 (yīngsùzǐ)the seed of the poppy
  • 罌粟種子 /罂粟种子 (yīngsù zhǒngzi)the seed of the poppy
Czech mák
  • mákthe seed of the poppy
Danish birkes
  • birkesthe seed of the poppy
Dutch maanzaad
  • maanzaadthe seed of the poppy
Finnish unikonsiemen
  • unikonsiementhe seed of the poppy
French graine de pavot
  • graine de pavotthe seed of the poppy
German Mohn, Mohnsaat
  • Mohnthe seed of the poppy
  • Mohnsaatthe seed of the poppy
  • Mohnsamenthe seed of the poppy
Greek σπόρος παπαρούνας
  • σπόρος παπαρούνας (spóros paparoúnas)the seed of the poppy
Hungarian mák
  • mákthe seed of the poppy
Icelandic valmúafræ
  • valmúafræthe seed of the poppy
Italian seme di papavero, grano di papavero
  • seme di papaverothe seed of the poppy
  • grano di papaverothe seed of the poppy
Japanese ケシの実
  • ケシの実 (keshi no mi)the seed of the poppy
Korean 양귀비 씨
  • 양귀비 씨 (yanggwibi ssi)the seed of the poppy
Norwegian Bokmål valmuefrø
  • valmuefrøthe seed of the poppy
Polish mak, ziarno maku
  • makthe seed of the poppy
  • ziarno makuthe seed of the poppy
Portuguese semente de papoila
  • semente de papoilathe seed of the poppy
Punjabi ਖਸਖਸ
  • ਖਸਖਸ (khaskhas)the seed of the poppy
Russian мак, ма́ковое зёрнышко
  • мак (mak)the seed of the poppy
  • ма́ковое зёрнышко (mákovoje zjórnyško)the seed of the poppy
  • се́мя ма́ка (sémja máka)the seed of the poppy
Spanish semilla de amapola
  • semilla de amapolathe seed of the poppy
Swedish vallmofrö
  • vallmofröthe seed of the poppy
Tamil கசகசா
  • கசகசா (kacakacā)the seed of the poppy
Turkish haşhaş
  • haşhaşthe seed of the poppy
Ukrainian мак
  • мак (mak)the seed of the poppy
Cite this entry
APA

poppy seed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poppy%20seed

MLA

“poppy seed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poppy%20seed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poppy seed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poppy%20seed.

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