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Meaning of poppyseed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The seed of the poppy, used as a flavouring in bread.

Equivalents

العربية خشخاش بَذْرَة
Čeština mák
Suomi unikonsiemen
Français graine de pavot
日本語 ケシの実
한국어 양귀비 씨
Nederlands maanzaad
Polski mak
Português semente de papoila
Українська мак

Examples

“These [spiders] in my office were newborn babies. A hundred scuttering bambinos, each one no bigger than a poppyseed. Too small still for red hourglasses, too small even for red egg timers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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