Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Snow was the antidote to this flower’s effects in ‘The Wizard of Oz’”, starting with the letters po.
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noun
- Any of a genus (Papaver of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or perennial herbs with milky juice, showy regular flowers, and capsular fruits including the opium poppy and several forms cultivated as ornamentals
- An extract or decoction of poppy used medicinally
- A strong reddish orange
adjective
- Characteristic of popular music especially in being catchy or broadly appealing
"“Heart Clicks,” the first single and poppiest song on the album, came together overnight as Usher grappled with writer's block."
noun
- The seed of a poppy used chiefly as a topping or flavoring for baked goods
noun
- Any of a genus (Eschscholzia) of herbs of the poppy family
noun
- An annual red-flowered Eurasian poppy (Papaver rhoeas) common in fields and cultivated in several varieties
noun
- A poppy (Papaver nudicaule) of holarctic regions often cultivated for its usually single showy flowers
noun
- An annual Eurasian poppy (Papaver somniferum) cultivated since antiquity as the source of opium, for its edible oily seeds, or for its showy flowers
noun
- An Asian perennial poppy (Papaver orientale) that is commonly cultivated for its large showy flowers
noun
- Any of a genus (Argemone) of plants of the poppy family with white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and fruits
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- A cultivated corn poppy with brightly colored usually white, pink, or red single or double flowers
This clue was used on April 14, 2025.