Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).The tiny, kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. It is still widely used in many countries, especially in Central Europe and South Asia, where it is legally grown and sold in shops.The seeds are used whole or ground …

The poppy seed roll is a pastry consisting of a roll of sweet yeast bread (a viennoiserie) with a dense, rich, bittersweet filling of poppy seed.An alternative filling is a paste of minced walnuts, or minced chestnuts.. It is popular in Central Europe and parts of Eastern Europe, where it is commonly eaten at Christmas and Easter time. It is traditional in several cuisines, including …

Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant flowering in summer (spring in southern Australia), with showy cup-shaped flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow (occasionally pink and …

From Up on Poppy Hill (Japanese: コクリコ坂から, Hepburn: Kokuriko-zaka Kara, "From Coquelicot Hill") is a 2011 Japanese animated drama film directed by Gorō Miyazaki and with a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, …

Poppy tea is an herbal tea infusion brewed from poppy straw or seeds of several species of poppy.The species most commonly used for this purpose is Papaver somniferum, which produces opium as a natural defense against predators. In the live flower, opium is released when the surface of the bulb, called the seed pod, is pierced or scraped.

Seed dispersal is the way seeds get away from the parent plant to a new place. "Dispersal" means to spread or scatter. ... On a windy day, the poppy fruit capsule will sway from side to side, shaking out the tiny seeds out the windows like a salt shaker. Another kind of fruit that can be wind-dispersed is the maple tree fruit.

Poppyseed muffins (or poppy seed muffins) contain poppy seeds.Poppy seeds were already popular in most parts of the world for their taste and texture—as well as the narcotic characteristics of the opium poppy plant they are harvested from. In modern times, growing poppy seeds is a difficult business for American farmers, due to the risk of heroin production.

Roemeria argemone (syn. Papaver argemone) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae.Its common names include long pricklyhead poppy, prickly poppy and pale poppy.Its native range includes parts of Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found growing wild in parts of North America, where it is an introduced species.It is cultivated as an ornamental plant

A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae.Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers.One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic …

Poppy straw (also known as opium straw, mowed opium straw, crushed poppy capsule, poppy chaff, or poppy husk) is derived from opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) that are harvested when fully mature and dried by mechanical means, minus the ripe poppy seeds.Opium poppy straw today can be one of several different things. It is what remains after the poppy seed …