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Definition of Poppy
1. Noun. Annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers.
Group relationships: Family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, Poppy Family
Specialized synonyms: Iceland Poppy, Papaver Alpinum, Papaver Californicum, Western Poppy, Papaver Argemone, Prickly Poppy, Arctic Poppy, Iceland Poppy, Papaver Nudicaule, Oriental Poppy, Papaver Orientale, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Papaver Rhoeas, Opium Poppy, Papaver Somniferum, Celandine, Chelidonium Majus, Greater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Swallowwort, California Poppy, Eschscholtzia Californica, Golden Cup, Hunnemania Fumariifolia, Mexican Tulip Poppy, Bocconia, Macleaya Cordata, Plume Poppy, Blue Poppy, Meconopsis Betonicifolia, Meconopsis Cambrica, Welsh Poppy, Creamcups, Platystemon Californicus, Flaming Poppy, Papaver Heterophyllum, Stylomecon Heterophyllum, Wind Poppy, Celandine Poppy, Stylophorum Diphyllum, Wood Poppy
Definition of Poppy
1. n. Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From 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.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Poppy
1. Proper noun. (sense mostly U.K.) (English female given name), a flower name used since the end of the 19th century. ¹
2. Noun. Any plant of the species ''Papaver'', with crumpled often red petals and a milky juice. ¹
3. Noun. a bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower. ¹
4. Noun. (chiefly British Canada) a simple artificial poppy worn in the buttonhole to remember the fallen in the two World Wars, especially around Remembrance Sunday. ¹
5. Adjective. of a bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower. ¹
6. Noun. An affectionate nickname given to a father or grandfather, or a male authority figure standing in a similar position. ¹
7. Adjective. (music) In the style of pop music. ¹
8. Adjective. Having a popping sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poppy
1. a flowering plant [n -PIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poppy
Literary usage of Poppy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"There is one variety of wild poppy known as " ceratitis. ... Some persons give
this kind of poppy the name of " glau- cion," and others of ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The Iceland poppy, P. nudicaule, is the glory of the arctic regions. It ranges
over an immense territory and varies remarkably both in the wild and the ..."
3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"What shakes the poppy seed-box and helps sow the seeds? ... Notice the form of
the poppy leaf, and note whether it is hairy or covered with bloom. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"The Opium poppy. P. somniferum, one of the commonest and the most variable.
It is an annual, of tall, stately habit, and recognized at once by the glaucous ..."
5. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"BETWEEN THE poppy AND THE ROSE How tired! Eight hours of racking work, With sharp
vexations shot between! Scant wages and few kindly words— How gloomy the ..."
6. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"Physical and Chemical Constants of the Mixed Fatly Acids poppy SEED OIL ...
poppy seed oil is obtained from the seeds of the poppy, ..."
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