poppy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pop=py

CIDE DICTIONARY

poppy, n. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.].

 Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule.  [1913 Webster]

California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia. -- Corn poppy. See under Corn. -- Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn. -- Poppy bee (Zoöl.), a leaf-cutting bee (Anthocopa papaveris) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee. -- Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle. -- Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). -- Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene (Silene inflata). See Catchfly.

poppy, n. [F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet.].

 A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

poppy, n. (pl. -ies) any plant of the genus Papaver, with showy often red flowers and a milky sap with narcotic properties.

Idiom

Poppy Day = Remembrance Sunday. poppy-head
1 the seed capsule of the poppy.
2 an ornamental top on the end of a church pew.

Derivative

poppied adj.

Etymology

OE popig, pap{aelig}g, etc. f. med.L papauum f. L papaver

ROGET THESAURUS

poppy

Moderation

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