corn poppy

noun

1. a common Old World poppy, Papaver rhoeas, having bright-red flowers.

corn poppy

noun

1. a poppy, Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields. Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers Also calledcoquelicotFlanders poppyfield poppy

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn poppy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; so called from its growing in grainfields

Example Sentences

The view shimmered in the heat: purple thistles, red corn poppies, tiny white daisies, silver grasses, olive groves, fields of tender green crops.

From New York Times

All these poppies - corn poppies, Shirley poppies, Icelandic poppies, California poppies and oriental poppies - thrive on neglect.

From Washington Times

After one of his comrades was killed, the Canadian field surgeon John McCrae penned the enduring poem linking the corn poppy to the slaughter of industrialized warfare.

From Washington Post

The seed mixes were heavy on fast-blooming annuals and biennials such as corn poppies, cosmos, cornflowers and the like, “but these plants weren’t aggressive enough to suppress weeds.”

From Washington Post

Red, if I remember aright,—ragged robin, corn poppies, or something of the kind.

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