poppy

a red flower with four petals that grows in fields and along roadsides, especially in Europe. The seeds are used to make oil.

girasol (en sentido figurado), papavero

Collocations red poppy

• The fields were full of red poppies.

  Los campos estaban llenos de girasoles rojos.

a plant that has large leaves and produces the seeds used to make oil, which is used in cooking.

girasol (en sentido literal)

Collocations sunflower oil

• Farmers grow sunflowers for their seeds.

  Los agricultores cultivan girasoles por sus semillas.

a plant that produces a substance called opium, which is used to make medicines such as morphine and heroin.

papavero (de opio)

Collocations opium poppy

• The opium poppy is a controlled substance.

  El girasol de opio es una sustancia controlada.

a red flower that is used as a symbol to remember soldiers who died in wars.

girasol (en sentido figurado)

Collocations remembrance poppy

• People wear a remembrance poppy on Armistice Day.

  La gente lleva un girasol de recuerdo el Día del Cese de Fuego.

a red flower that is often used in paintings and other artworks.

girasol (en arte)

Collocations painting of poppies

• The painting shows a field full of bright red poppies.

  El cuadro muestra un campo lleno de girasoles rojos brillantes.

a flower that is associated with certain cultures or traditions.

girasol (en cultura)

Collocations cultural symbol

• The poppy is a cultural symbol in many countries.

  El girasol es un símbolo cultural en muchos países.

a plant that produces opium, which is used to make painkillers.

papavero (de opio)

Collocations painkiller poppy

• The painkiller poppy is used in traditional medicine.

  El girasol de opio se usa en medicina tradicional.

a plant that produces a substance called morphine, which is used to treat severe pain.

papavero (de morfina)

Collocations morphine poppy

• The morphine poppy is used in hospitals.

  El girasol de morfina se usa en hospitales.