poppy

noun pl. poppies

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

adjective