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Flanders poppy

Flanders poppy

noun

  1. another name for corn poppy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Flanders poppy1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Whatever the color, I think of the Flanders poppies every time I sow the tiny seeds of Papaver rhoeas.

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