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Found 3 hits - Term: corn poppy, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
poppy \pop"py\, n.; pl. poppies. oe. popy, as. popig, l.
   papaver. bot.
   any plant or species of the genus papaver, herbs with showy
   polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. from one species
   papaver somniferum opium is obtained, though all the
   species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
   plant. see illust. of capsule.
   1913 webster

   california poppy bot., any yellow-flowered plant of the
      genus eschscholtzia.

   corn poppy. see under corn.

   horn poppy, or horned poppy. see under horn.

   poppy bee zool., a leaf-cutting bee anthocopa
      papaveris which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
      the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
      

   prickly poppy bot., argemone mexicana, a
      yellow-flowered plant of the poppy family, but as prickly
      as a thistle.

   poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy papaver
      somniferum.

   spatling poppy bot., a species of silene silene
      inflata. see catchfly.
      1913 webster poppy
see also:
poppies papaver papaver somniferum capsule california poppy eschscholtzia 
corn poppy corn horn poppy horned poppy horn 
poppy bee anthocopa papaveris upholsterer bee prickly poppy argemone mexicana 
poppy seed papaver somniferum spatling poppy silene inflata catchfly 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
corn \corn\, n. as. corn; akin to os. korn, d. koren, g., dan.,
   sw.,  icel. korn, goth. ka'urn, l. granum, russ. zerno.
   cf. grain, kernel.
   1. a single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
      and maize; a grain.
      1913 webster

   2. the various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
      for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
      1913 webster

   note: in scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
         the united states, to maize, or indian corn see
         sense 3, and in england to wheat.
         1913 webster +pjc

   3. a tall cereal plant zea mays bearing its seeds as
      large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
      cylindrical ear, the core of which the cob is not
      edible; -- also called indian corn and, in technical
      literature, maize. there are several kinds; as, yellow
      corn, which grows chiefly in the northern states, and is
      yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
      grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
      sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
      varieties, grown chiefly at the north, some of which have
      kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
      small variety, used for popping. corn seeds may be cooked
      while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
      from the ear and cooked subsequently. the term indian
      corn is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
      having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
      is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
      1913 webster +pjc

   4. the plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
      the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
      reaping and before thrashing.
      1913 webster

            in one night, ere glimpse of morn,
            his shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --milton.
      1913 webster

   5. a small, hard particle; a grain. "corn of sand." --bp.
      hall. "a corn of powder." --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
      candy from molasses or sugar.

   corn bread, bread made of indian meal.

   corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.

   corn cockle bot., a weed agrostemma githago syn.
      lychnis githago, having bright flowers, common in grain
      fields.

   corn flag bot., a plant of the genus gladiolus; --
      called also sword lily.

   corn fly. zool.
      a a small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
          to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
          called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. the
          common european species is chlorops taeniopus.
      b a small fly anthomyia ze whose larva or maggot
          destroys seed corn after it has been planted.

   corn fritter, a fritter having green indian corn mixed
      through its batter. u. s.

   corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
      in force in great britain till 1846, prohibiting the
      importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
      when the price rose above a certain rate.

   corn marigold. bot. see under marigold.

   corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green indian corn
      and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
      u.s.

   corn parsley bot., a plant of the parsley genus
      petroselinum segetum, a weed in parts of europe and
      asia.

   corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.

   corn poppy bot., the red poppy papaver rhoeas,
      common in european cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
      

   corn rent, rent paid in corn.

   corn rose. see corn poppy.

   corn salad bot., a name given to several species of
      valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
      valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
      

   corn stone, red limestone. prov. eng.

   corn violet bot., a species of campanula.

   corn weevil. zool.
      a a small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
      b in america, a weevil sphenophorus zeae which
          attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
          great damage. see grain weevil, under weevil.
          1913 webster
see also:
grain kernel indian corn zea mays maize yellow corn 
white corn southern corn sweet corn pop corn indian corn 
corn ball corn bread corn cake corn cockle agrostemma githago 
lychnis githago corn flag gladiolus sword lily corn fly 
chlorops taeniopus anthomyia ze corn fritter corn laws corn marigold 
marigold corn oyster corn parsley petroselinum segetum corn popper 
corn poppy papaver rhoeas corn rose corn rent corn rose 
corn salad valerianella valerianella olitoria lamb's lettuce corn stone 
corn violet campanula corn weevil sphenophorus zeae grain weevil 
weevil 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
corn poppy
     n : annual european poppy common in grain fields and often
         cultivated syn: field poppy, flanders poppy, papaver
         rhoeas
see also:
field poppy flanders poppy papaver rhoeas 

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