coquelicot

noun /ˈkɑkləˌkoʊ/

1. A reddish-orange colour; poppy.

   countable, uncountable

   It appeared baleful, fiery and red; it wore coquelicot like a crown of thorns, and cast a humid heat entirely unlike the fierce intensity of the desert sun.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French coquelicot (“red poppy”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry coquelicot (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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