poppy - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • wear: Wearing a poppy is the only way we have of doing that.
  • buy: Posted by Blue Witch on 12 November, 2004 at 12:57 PM I don't buy a poppy either.

Preposition: as

  • symbol: Poppy As a symbol of fantastic extravagance ( scarlet ), consolation ( red ).

Adjective modifier

  • oriental: Taking root cuttings It is very easy to take root cuttings of oriental poppies.
  • Welsh: The Welsh poppies are continuing to produce the odd flower per plant.
  • perennial: In summer, it has pretty bright yellow flowers. £ 3.75 ( Papaver orientalis ) Oriental Poppy A hardy perennial poppy.
  • tall: Tommy Rossiter and Brian Williams were both victims of the ' tall poppy ' syndrome we have here in local politics.
  • red: Instead of a red poppy these have a small black piece of coal on them.

Modifies a noun

  • cultivation: The incentives offered to move out of poppy cultivation simply aren't enough.
  • wreath: His grave bears poppy wreaths placed there by the British Legion.
  • eradication: Poppy eradication has not exactly been a great success.
  • seed: How about a few poppy seeds or even a little grated orange rind?
  • petal: Thousands of poppy petals were scattered into a crater at the site.
  • growing: The only way for Afghan farmers to make money would be through poppy growing.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: I missed the title of the next song, a light and almost poppy song that went down well with the audience.

Noun used with modifier

  • opium: Opium is the dried milk of the opium poppy.

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