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poppy
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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poppy2 poppy head an ornamental top on the end of a church pew. The term is recorded from late Middle English, and although it has been suggested that the first element represents French
poupée ‘baby, puppet’, or English
poppet,
puppet, this appears to be without foundation.
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Poppies taking center stage
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/9/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...size. Iceland poppies produces flowers...the Shirley poppy bears single or...the fall. Other poppies include the perennial Alpine poppy (P. alpinum...Of course, poppies are infamous as...drugs. Plant poppy seeds as early...
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POPPIES
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...herbaceous oriental poppy. But the family...the coveted blue poppies, (Meconopsis...How can one keep poppies flowering in a wild...The red, cornfield poppy, Papaver rhoeas...and throw in some poppy, yellow rattle and...each autumn. Which poppies grow well in shaded...
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Poppies are an old garden favorite
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 5/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...garden favorite. Some poppies are annuals, some...perennials. There are many poppy species. A few of...although considered a poppy, is not a member of...Papaver family. Oriental poppies are the most common type of poppy used in gardens. Blooming...
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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POPPY IS OUR PATRIOTIC PERENNIAL FLOWER
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 5/22/1998; 483 words
; ...and sidewalks offering poppies for the next two days. A poppy purchase is a patriotic...Everyone gains from Poppy Days. Even the people who buy poppies can share in this patriotic exercise. Watch for poppy sales people this weekend...
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Poppy stakes its claim as `most beautiful flower'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/26/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...I adore every single poppy I've ever seen. I...red-orange Oriental poppies, flowers that Henry...it. The queen of the poppies is the large Oriental poppy that blooms at the end...need not. Oriental poppies come in shades of pink...
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POPPY'S STORY: A FACE OF ADDICTION.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...several months of interviews with Samuel "Poppy" Baez, a 59-year-old chronic alcoholic...www.timesunion.com/specialreports/poppy/. Cheap alcohol burns up lives in the...South End, a stop of last resort. This is Poppy's place and these are Poppy's people...
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Poppies
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 6/28/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...narcotic by waging war on poppies. In a remote area of...Pakistan, this year's poppy-growing season has...somebody tells me to grow poppy, I will not do it...people will never grow poppies. BENNETT JONES: Pakistan...its battles against the poppy, it will be many years...
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Poppies still putting California in a golden state
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 4/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...quarter of an acre of poppies in front of her home in Redding. The poppy patch began about...She enjoys the poppies and so do many others...The California poppy is a widely established...Among them are poppies with very tiny flowers...of the California poppy are very, very ...
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A poppy primer.
Magazine article from: Country Living; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis grandis...Seeds for California poppies (Eschscholzia californica...that while Oriental poppy plants are plentiful...nurseries, most annual poppies are not; these may...Surrey, England. In Poppies: The Poppy Family in the Wild...
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Poppies Cast Their Spell
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/15/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...dividing plants, that the poppy resents root disturbance.) I also admire other poppies. The wood poppy is perfect for shady...series known as Shirley poppies are the domesticated...Flanders, blood-red poppy of the battlefields of...
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Poppies
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...regions. The true poppies, which belong to...Japan. Only one true poppy occurs naturally...the other native poppy of eastern North...highest diversity of poppies. Ten genera of poppies...no other genus of poppies contains species...beautiful oddity among poppy fanciers. ...
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poppy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...white shades. The true poppy genus is Papaver, but...genera are also called poppies. The most frequently cultivated are the Oriental poppy ( P. orientale ), usually...varnishes, and soaps. The poppy has been the symbol of...since antiquity. The poppies of "Flanders fields...
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Opium Poppy
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...seventh century. The opium poppy has been widely grown...of the world for opium poppies is the Golden Triangle...and Thailand meet. The poppy grows best at about 1...protection to the young poppy seedlings. The maize...removed, allowing the poppies full sunlight and making...
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poppy oil
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
poppy oil. Oil extracted from poppy seeds, one of the most popular of the drying oils used as a medium...19th century and for a time during the second half of that century poppy oil was much used by commercial colourmen.
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Poppy Seeds
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Poppy Seeds Divination by smoke was sometimes practiced by magicians. A few jasmine or poppy seeds were flung upon burning coals; if...of Europe, a pregnant woman would place poppy seeds on a window sill if she wanted a boy...
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