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Poppy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Poppy : (noun)
1: annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Poppy : \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. Based on 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.
California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn, or Horned, poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zo["o]l.), 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_({P._somniferum">Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({P. somniferum).
Spatling_poppy_(Bot.),_a_species_of_Silene_({S._inflata">Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({S. inflata).
See Catchfly.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Poppy : \Pop"py\, Poppyhead \Pop"py*head`\, n. [F. poup['e]e doll,
puppet. See Puppet.] (Arch.)
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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