Meaning Of The Word Poppy

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poppy
countable noun: A poppy is a plant with a large, delicate flower, usually red in colour. The drug opium is obtained from one type of poppy.

poppy in American English
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
designating a family (Papaveraceae, order Papaverales) of widely distributed, dicotyledonous plants, including the bloodroot and celandine
noun: any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers

poppy in British English 1
noun: any of numerous papaveraceous plants of the temperate genus Papaver, having red, orange, or white flowers and a milky sap

poppy in British English 2
adjective: of or relating to pop music

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