poppy seed

Tiny baked topping

Poppy seeds are the tiny, kidney-shaped seeds of the opium poppy, used in baking and cooking.

They have a mild, nutty flavor and appear on breads, bagels, and pastries, or ground into fillings for pastries like hamantaschen.

Despite coming from the opium poppy, the seeds contain negligible opiates—though enough to occasionally trigger false positives on drug tests.

culinary

bagel

Boiled, then baked roll

lemon · strudel · filling · hamantaschen · kolache · roll · cake · scone · dressing · coleslaw

opioid

opium

Narcotic from scored seedpods

narcotic · drug test · false positive · latex · sap · pod · extraction · prohibition · controlled · trace

physical

tiny

Extremely small in size

kidney-shaped · black · white · crunchy · oil-rich · scattered · sprinkled · dusting · handful · teaspoon

botanical

flower

Plant's reproductive organ

  • petalsColored bloom segments
  • bloomFlower or flourishing state
  • podSeed case or cetacean group

capsule · garden · wildflower · perennial · cultivation · ornamental · scarlet · field · meadow · pollination

Categories
Opposites
seed/grain size

poppy seedpumpkin seed

Edible gourd kernel

sunflower seed · coconut · chestnut · walnut · Brazil nut

culinary seed type contrast

poppy seedcaraway seed

Aromatic baking spice

fennel seed · anise seed · cumin seed · sesame seed · mustard seed

Family

poppyseed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G