Refers to the small edible seeds from the opium poppy, used in baking and cooking. The Japanese term けしの実 is a native equivalent.
See also: けしの実
This bread uses a lot of poppy seeds.
Poppy seeds are the same as けしの実.
Variant with a middle dot; less common in everyday writing but seen in some contexts.
Loanword from English 'poppy seed'.