Dead Poppy Head Comes Up As Part Of A Flower Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
	32%	12		Flower used to make an herbal tea called 'poppy flower'
	noun • California wild poppy with bright red flowers
	30%	6		From Latin for “end”, an ornament or pommel in the form of an acorn, foliated fleur-de-lis, pine cone, poppy-head, spike etc at the end or top of a bench, curtain pole, gable or spire
	noun • an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

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The Guardian Cryptic26 Jan 2005	Down 2
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