poppies
- plural of poppy.
Example Sentences
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The soldiers are shadowed by an allegorical figure carrying poppies, symbolizing sleep—an analog, in the art of the time, for death—and a laurel branch symbolizing peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
John Pickles, a "postcode gardener" with Friends of the Earth, said a patch of grass on the Orchard Park estate had been brought to life with flowers including ox-eye daisies, purple thistles and yellow poppies.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
She also spread Theodore Payne’s Rainbow Mix wildflower seeds throughout the landscape, including California poppies, Arroyo lupine, Desert Bluebells and Clarkia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Right now, poppies are popping at the reserve in the western Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The poppies reach waist-high on single green stalks and are so red they seem to bleed color.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
