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The poppy was a type of flower.
Opium was an extract from opium poppies. It was also known as papaver somniferum, which translated to "pipe of poppy". (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
After World War I, the poppy became a symbol of remembrance. At a British Remembrance Day ceremony in which Tim Latimer was honoured, Latimer himself as well as the Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones, the vicar and a number of other attendees all wore poppies as a mark of respect to those that had fallen. (TV: The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"]) In Crook Marsham, a wreath of poppies was placed at the monument honouring those who had died in the war. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"])
The planet Tiro was home to giant carnivorous flowers which resembled poppies. (PROSE: Terror on Tiro [+]Loading...["Terror on Tiro (short story)"])