: the seed of a poppy used chiefly as a topping or flavoring for baked goods
Examples of poppy seed in a Sentence
Sprinkle poppy seeds on the bread before baking.
Recent Examples on the WebOther highlights include matcha and white-chocolate cookies, banana bread, and lemon poppy seed cake.—Jade Simon, Vogue, 20 June 2024 Young bugs are whitish-yellow and closer in size to a poppy seed.—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 Tuck into onion cooked in ash with Sasso Nero cheese or marinated golden trout fish with a silky yolk sauce and poppy seeds.—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024 The muffins were flavored with poppy seed and blueberry and baked by a local mom.—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for poppy seed
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