mawseed

mawseed
mawseed /möˈsēd/
noun
Poppy seed, esp as used for cage-bird food
ORIGIN: Ger dialect Mahsaat, from Mah poppy, and saat seed

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Mawseed — Maw seed , n. [Cf. G. magsamen.] (Bot.) The seed of the opium poppy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mawseed — n. seed of the opium poppy …   English contemporary dictionary

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