Oriental poppy

noun

1. a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oriental poppy¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Transplant an Oriental poppy from one part of the garden to another and, if any scrap of root is left behind, you’ll likely find plants in both places.

From Seattle Times

A pastel color — seen in a pink Oriental poppy, perhaps — has high value and high saturation, making it light and bright.

From Washington Post

Totaling nearly $8 million, the sale was led by a circa-1910 Oriental Poppy floor lamp, estimated at $400,000 to $600,000, which sold for $1.07 million and set a world auction record for the model.

From Architectural Digest

A work by Belin overlays dahlias on a female face, merging the two into one, while a black-and-white photograph of an Oriental poppy by Irving Berlin is juxtaposed with a bright color picture of the flower.

From Architectural Digest

I have seen a great Oriental Poppy growing in wonderful beauty near a mass of pale blue Larkspur, and Shirley Poppies are a delight with blues; and any one could arrange the pompadour tints of pink and blue in a garden who could in a gown.

From Project Gutenberg