poached egg
/ˌpəʊtʃt ˈɛɡ/noun
1An egg that has been cooked in simmering or gently boiling water without its shell.
2Any of several gastropod molluscs of the genus Ovula (family Ovulidae), having a smooth, oval, white shell with a narrow rim.
3In similative expressions.
4 Cookery. A dessert resembling a poached egg in appearance, especially one consisting of a halved peach or apricot, placed on top of a piece of sponge cake and surrounded with cream.
5In plural = poached egg flower. rare.
Origin
Late Middle English. From poached + egg.