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poppies
Variant of poppy
noun pl. poppies
- any of a genus (Papaver) of annual and perennial plants of the poppy family, having a milky juice, showy pink, white, red, orange, purple, or yellow flowers, and capsules containing many small seeds, including the opium poppy
- the flower of any of these plants
- any of a number of plants of the poppy family resembling the poppy
- an extract, as opium, made from poppy juice
- poppy red
adjective
designating a family (Papaveraceae, order Papaverales) of widely distributed, dicotyledonous plants, including the bloodroot and celandine
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