poppies

Variant of poppy

poppy definition

poppy (päp′ē)

noun pl. poppies -·pies

  1. 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
  2. the flower of any of these plants
  3. any of a number of plants of the poppy family resembling the poppy
  4. an extract, as opium, made from poppy juice
  5. poppy red

Etymology: ME popi < OE popæg < L papaver

adjective

designating a family (Papaveraceae, order Papaverales) of widely distributed, dicotyledonous plants, including the bloodroot and celandine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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