POPPIES

Noun

poppies

plural of poppy

Source: Wiktionary


POPPY

Pop"py, n.; pl. Poppies. Etym: [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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. 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 (Zoöl.), 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).

– Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene (S. inflata). See Catchfly.

Pop"py, Pop"py*head`, n. Etym: [F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet.] (Arch.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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