Poppy
11Poppy — A poppy is any of a number of showy flowers, typically withone per stem, belonging to the poppy family. They include a number of attractive wildflower species with showy flowers found growing singularly or in large groups; many species are also… …
12poppy — poppylike, adj. /pop ee/, n., pl. poppies for 1, 2, 4 7. 1. any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Cf. poppy family. 2. any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy. 3. an… …
13Poppy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Poppy signifie « pavot » ou « coquelicot » en anglais. Les Poppys est le nom de scène d un groupe d enfants des années 1970. Le Poppy… …
14poppy — [[t]pɒ̱pi[/t]] poppies 1) N COUNT A poppy is a plant with a large, delicate flower, usually red in colour. The drug opium is obtained from one type of poppy. ...a field of poppies. 2) N COUNT In Britain, on a particular day in November, people… …
15poppy — pop•py [[t]ˈpɒp i[/t]] n. pl. pies for 1, 2. 1) pln any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usu. red flowers Compare poppy family 2) pln any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy 3) pha an… …
16poppy — noun (plural poppies) Etymology: Middle English popi, from Old English popæg, popig, modification of Latin papaver Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of a genus (Papaver of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or… …
17poppy — [OE] The Latin word for ‘poppy’ was papāver. A post classical descendant, *papāvum, was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *papau. This was later altered to *papāg, which became Old English popæg, ancestor of modern English poppy. Italian …
18poppy — UK [ˈpɒpɪ] / US [ˈpɑpɪ] noun [countable] Word forms poppy : singular poppy plural poppies 1) a flower with large red petals and a black centre 2) an artificial poppy that people in the UK wear for Remembrance Day (= a day when people remember the …
19poppy — [OE] The Latin word for ‘poppy’ was papāver. A post classical descendant, *papāvum, was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *papau. This was later altered to *papāg, which became Old English popæg, ancestor of modern English poppy. Italian …
20poppy — n. (pl. ies) any plant of the genus Papaver, with showy often red flowers and a milky sap with narcotic properties. Phrases and idioms: Poppy Day = Remembrance Sunday. poppy head 1 the seed capsule of the poppy. 2 an ornamental top on the end of… …
