poppy seed

collocation in English

meaningsofpoppyandseed

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poppy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɒp.i/us
/ˈpɑː.pi/
a plant with large, delicate flowers that are typically red and have small, ...
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seed
noun
uk
/siːd/us
/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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(Definition ofpoppyandseedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Importedpoppyseedis currently used in the confectionery industry and the seed oil has potential uses both in food, medicine and other products.
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Apart from all sorts of corn, there grow sweet corn,poppyseedand canola as well.
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There are variations in sweetness, and though usually served soaked inpoppyseedmilk, they are also eaten without it.
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It consists of a rolled sheet of yeast dough onto which a feta, walnut orpoppyseedis sprinkled over a thin coat of butter.
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The most common ones are linseed (flax seed) oil, tung oil,poppyseedoil, perilla oil, and walnut oil.
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Unknown fractions of both the opium harvest and poppy straw residue of thepoppyseedharvest were diverted to illicit uses.
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Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil,poppyseedoil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.
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Additionally, recentpoppyseedcultivation has decreased while coca cultivation actually has not.
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It is abundant in many vegetable oils, comprising over half (by weight) ofpoppyseed, safflower, sunflower, and corn oils.
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However, there are dozens ofpoppyseedtea recipes.
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These are three-cornered pastries filled most often withpoppyseed, but also other fruit fillings.
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Traditional pastries includepoppyseedkalcs and hamantashen, both sometimes known as "beigli" (also spelled "bejgli").
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Finally, some sugar or honey is added to sweeten thepoppyseedmilk.
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Its ingredients include jaggery (unrefined cane sugar), rice,poppyseedand ghee (clarified butter).
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By 1950, about 10% of thepoppyseedharvest of those countries was also yielding morphine.
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She is given apoppyseedtea on the insistence of her maid in order to help her sleep.
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