corn poppy
noun
a common Old World poppy, Papaver rhoeas, having bright-red flowers.
Also called
field poppy,
Flanders poppy.
Origin of corn poppy
First recorded in 1875–80; so called from its growing in grainfields
Words nearby corn poppy
corn oil,
corn on the cob,
corn picker,
corn plant,
corn pone,
corn poppy,
corn rootworm,
corn rose,
corn salad,
corn shock,
corn shuck
Example sentences from the Web for corn poppy
The corn-poppy was abundant, and many of the trees, flowering bulbs, and plants were identical with those in Pungo Andongo.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa |David Livingstone
British Dictionary definitions for corn poppy
corn poppy
noun
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 called: coquelicot, Flanders poppy, field poppy