Any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus Papaver (family Papaveraceae), mostly native to the northern hemisphere, which have milky…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > poppy (24) poppyeOE Any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus Papaver (family Papaveraceae), mostly native to the northern hemisphere, which have milky… wild poppya1300 (a) the field poppy, Papaver Rhœas, or other wild species; †(b) bastard wild poppy = prickly poppy n. at prickly, adj. compounds 2. red poppya1400 the field poppy, Papaver Rhoeas, or other species of poppy with red flowers; cf. poppy, n. 1a. mecop1480 = poppy, n. 1a. corn-rose1527 The common Corn Poppy (Papaver rhœas). Also red corn-rose. field poppy1597 the common wild poppy, Papaver rhoeas; (also) any of various other kinds of poppy found in cornfields, as P. dubium. redweed1609 Agriculture. The field poppy, Papaver rhoeas, regarded as an agricultural weed; (also) such weeds collectively. darnel1612 Loosely ‘applied to Papaver Rhœas, or some other corn-field poppy’ (Britten & Holland). cockrose?1632 Any of several wild poppies having a red flower, esp. the common field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. canker1640 English regional. Any of a variety of plants or fungi; spec. (a) field poppy (Papaver rhoeas); (b) dandelion (genus Taraxacum); (c) a toadstool. Now… tell-love1640 A poppy. rose poppy1648 the corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas. erratic poppy1661 First used in certain special applications. transl. Latin papaver erraticum (Pliny), identified by English writers with the Wild or Corn Poppy (Pap… corn poppy1671 the common wild poppy of cornfields, Papaver Rhœas, with bright scarlet flowers, or any other species growing in corn, as P. dubium. headwark1691 Chiefly English regional. The common field poppy, Papaver rhoeas; = headache, n. 2. Now rare. cop-rose1776 A local name of the red Corn Poppy (Papaver rhœas). headachea1825 Chiefly English regional. Any of several European poppies, esp. the field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Now historical and rare. thunderbolt1847 Applied (chiefly locally) to various plants. the corn poppy (= thunder-flower n. (b) at thunder, n. compounds 2). thunder-flower1853 a local name for three different plants: (a) the common stitchwort, Stellaria holostea; (b) the corn poppy, Papaver rhœas; (c) the white campion, Lyc… Iceland poppy1870 an Arctic poppy, Papaver nudicaule, originally with white or yellow flowers, now cultivated in numerous colour varieties in gardens and for cut… Greenland poppy1882 any of several poppies which grow at northern latitudes, as the yellow-flowered Papaver radicatum, and the Iceland poppy, P. nudicaule. Subcategories:— parts of (2) — poppy straw (1) |
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