poppy
(noun) annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
poppy (plural poppies)
Any plant of the genus Papaver, with crumpled often red petals and a milky juice.
A bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower.
(chiefly, British, Canada) A simple artificial poppy worn in the buttonhole to remember the fallen in the two World Wars, especially around Remembrance Sunday.
poppy (comparative more poppy, superlative most poppy)
Of a bright red color, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower.
poppy (plural poppies)
(affectionate) One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.
poppy (comparative poppier or more poppy, superlative poppiest or most poppy)
(music) In the style of pop music.
poppy (comparative poppier or more poppy, superlative poppiest or most poppy)
Having a popping sound.
Poppy
(mostly, UK) A female given name from English, a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.
Mma Ramotswe shook her head. There was nothing embarrassing about the name Poppy, but there was no telling what names people would find embarrassing.
Source: Wiktionary
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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
