poppy

(päp′ē)

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

Origin: ME popi < OE popæg < L papaver

adjective

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

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noun pl. pop·pies

Any of numerous plants of the genus Papaver, having nodding buds with four crumpled petals, showy red, orange, or white flowers, a milky juice, and capsules that dehisce through terminal pores.
Any of several similar or related plants, such as the California poppy.
An extract from the sap of unripe poppy seedpods, used in medicine and narcotics.
A vivid red to reddish orange.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English popi

Origin: , from Old English popig

Origin: , probably alteration of Vulgar Latin *papāvum

Origin: , alteration of Latin papāver

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