poppy seed
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of poppy seed
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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The LED recording light is about the size of a poppy seed, so it’s on you to tell people you’re wearing a wire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Even though Horton hadn’t taken cough medicine, health officials say consuming poppy seed products can lead to positive results for morphine, codeine or both due to the sensitivity of the drug tests.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
Developing a computer the size of a poppy seed capable of all these tasks is way beyond the ability of modern science.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024
The couple now run the dessert shop Coping Cookies on Capitol Hill, with seasonable flavors such as lemon-boysenberry, Earl Grey and lemon poppy seed.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023
In his “Sand Reckoner,” Archimedes first calculated how many grains of sand would fit across a poppy seed, and then how many poppy seeds would span a finger's breadth.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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