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Origin of sea poppy
First recorded in 1555–65
Words nearby sea poppy
seapiece, sea pigeon, sea pink, seaplane, sea-poacher, sea poppy, seaport, sea power, sea purse, sea purslane, sea puss
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How to use sea poppy in a sentence
Among the stones by the waste places there are pale-green wrinkled leaves, and the large yellow petals of the sea-poppy.
Nature Near London|Richard JefferiesThe gold of the sea-poppy and the pink of the thrift are trifles that are passed unseen.
The Call of the Wildflower|Henry S. SaltOn the white beach-sand dried stumps of sea-poppy shivered and chattered.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard KiplingThe yellow sea-poppy was wiser, and nodded its head approvingly.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling