poppy seed

noun

1. seed of the poppy plant, used as an ingredient or topping for breads, rolls, cakes, and cookies.

poppy seed

noun

1. the small grey seeds of one type of poppy flower, used esp on loaves and as a cake filling

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppy seed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

Straight from my grandmother’s recipe card: melted butter, grainy Dijon, a dollop of mayo, a splash of Worcestershire, garlic and onion powders, a little brown sugar, and a shower of poppy seeds.

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The mudstones, found in a dusty riverbed by Nasa's Perseverance Rover, are dotted with intriguing markings nicknamed leopard spots and poppy seeds.

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Many humans are infected when they’re nipped by nymph ticks, a period in their life cycle when they’re roughly the size of a poppy seed and barely visible to the naked eye.

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The result was thrown out — and never publicized — because O’Neal told officials he’d eaten a poppy seed muffin shortly before the test.

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Nitazenes are a type of high strength synthetic opioid - drugs which have a similar effect to heroin, but made in laboratories rather than from poppy seeds.

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