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POPPY SEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("poppy seed" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Holonyms ("poppy seed" is a part of...):
opium poppy; Papaver somniferum (southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium)