: the seed of a poppy used chiefly as a topping or flavoring for baked goods
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Sprinkle poppy seeds on the bread before baking.
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Bagel lovers can pick from classic varieties like sesame, cinnamon raisin, blueberry and poppy seed.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026 Kerr gets his wieners from his source in Chicago and serves them on an Engelman poppy seed bun.—
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026 For this reason, nymphs, which are about the size of a poppy seed, are typically the ticks that spread Lyme disease, Norris said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
4 June 2026 Ticks can be as small as a poppy seed.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for poppy seed