Poppy

Poppy

Poppy is a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae. They are grown for their colorful flowers and some species can be used for food and as a source of opiate drugs. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.

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Famous quotes containing the word poppy:

    “The poppy that my heart was,
    formed to bind all mortals,
    made to strike and gather hearts
    like flame upon an altar,
    fades and shrinks, a red leaf
    drenched and torn in the cold rain.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “The young woman-smell
    Of your poppy body
    Rises to my brain as opium”
    —Frank Marshall Davis (b. 1905)