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. countable noun
In Britain, on a particular day in November, people wear an artificial poppy in memory of the people who died in the two world wars.
She pinned the poppy to his raincoat.
...a wreath of poppies.
poppy in British English1
(ˈpɒpɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-pies
1.
any of numerous papaveraceous plants of the temperate genus Papaver, having red, orange, or white flowers and a milky sap
corn poppy, Iceland poppy, opium poppy
2.
any of several similar or related plants, such as the California poppy, prickly poppy, horned poppy, and Welsh poppy
3. obsolete
any of the drugs, such as opium, that are obtained from these plants
4.
a.
a strong red to reddish-orange colour
b.
(as adjective)
a poppy dress
5. a less common name for poppyhead (sense 2)
6.
an artificial red poppy flower worn to mark Remembrance Sunday
Word origin
Old English popæg, ultimately from Latin papāver
poppy in British English2
(ˈpɒpɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -pier or -piest
of or relating to pop music
poppy in American English
(ˈpɑpi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈpoppies
1.
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
2.
the flower of any of these plants
3.
any of a number of plants of the poppy family resembling the poppy
4.
an extract, as opium, made from poppy juice
5.
poppy red
adjective
6.
designating a family (Papaveraceae, order Papaverales) of widely distributed, dicotyledonous plants, including the bloodroot and celandine
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The policy was as flawed as destroying poppy fields to fight the war on drugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The red poppy is a symbol of remembrance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Keep wearing the poppy for our heroes and let our football team wear the poppy on their kit.
The Sun (2016)
He added:'The players would all love to show their respects by wearing the poppy.
The Sun (2016)
But wearing a poppy on a football shirt is not some age-old, essential part of remembrance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Wales and Northern Ireland have decided not to wear poppies at all this weekend for fear of a fine or possible points deduction.
The Sun (2016)
England and Scotland are likely to face sanctions over the wearing of poppies, and the throwing of objects on to the pitch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I wear my poppy on September 17 each year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Not one poppy was to be seen.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Wearing the red poppy is not compulsory.
The Sun (2015)
They can choose whether or not to wear the poppy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Three of his sketches were drawn under fire while sitting in a sewage ditch in a poppy field.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Buying a poppy or planting a cross in the remembrance field means we are doing a little bit for them.
The Sun (2011)
Selling poppies on a chilly day.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The opium poppy is also larger.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Plus, they come in a range of poppy colours and punchy prints.
The Sun (2014)
All the ceramic poppies have now been sold online for 25 each.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is cool, gorgeous and a fantastic deep poppy colour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Each class has made a poppy wreath and they will lay them at the war memorial on Friday.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Better than the ceramic poppies?
The Sun (2014)
I wear the poppy in memory of all the people who gave their lives so that we can walk around freely today.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I've bought one of the poppies and will display it in my kitchen to remind me.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Will he wear a poppy on Remembrance Day?
The Sun (2015)
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poppy
British English: poppy /ˈpɒpɪ/ NOUN
A poppy is a plant with large, delicate, red flowers.
...a field of poppies.
American English: poppy
Arabic: خُشْخَاش
Brazilian Portuguese: papoula
Chinese: 罂粟
Croatian: mak
Czech: mák
Danish: valmue
Dutch: papaver
European Spanish: amapola
Finnish: unikko
French: coquelicot
German: Mohnblume
Greek: παπαρούνα
Italian: papavero
Japanese: ケシ
Korean: 양귀비
Norwegian: valmue
Polish: mak
European Portuguese: papoula
Romanian: mac
Russian: мак
Latin American Spanish: amapola
Swedish: vallmo
Thai: ดอกป็อปปี้
Turkish: gelincik çiçek
Ukrainian: мак
Vietnamese: hoa anh túc
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All related terms of 'poppy'
Poppy Day
the second Sunday in November , which is the Sunday closest to November 11, the anniversary of the armistice of 1918 that ended World War I, on which the dead of both World Wars are commemorated
poppy red
a bright yellowish red, the color of some poppies
blue poppy
a papaveraceous plant, Meconopsis betonicifolia , grown for its showy sky-blue flowers
corn poppy
a poppy , Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields . Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers
field poppy
a poppy , Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields . Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers
opium poppy
a poppy , Papaver somniferum, of SW Asia, with greyish-green leaves and typically white or reddish flowers: widely cultivated as a source of opium
poppy seed
the small grey seeds of one type of poppy flower, used esp on loaves and as a cake filling
tall poppy
a person who has a high salary or is otherwise prominent
Welsh poppy
a perennial W European papaveraceous plant, Meconopsis cambrica, with large yellow flowers
horned poppy
any of several Eurasian papaveraceous plants of the genera Glaucium and Roemeria, having large brightly coloured flowers and long curved seed capsules
Iceland poppy
any of various widely cultivated arctic poppies , esp Papaver nudicaule, with white or yellow nodding flowers
poppy family
the plant family Papaveraceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having white, yellow, or reddish juice, alternate and often lobed or dissected leaves, showy , usually solitary flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bloodroot , creamcups, greater celandine , and poppies of the genera Papaver , Eschscholzia, Argemone , and others
prickly poppy
an annual papaveraceous plant, Argemone mexicana, of tropical America, having prickly stems and leaves and large yellow or white flowers
Tibetan poppy
a papaveraceous plant, Meconopsis betonicifolia , grown for its showy sky-blue flowers
Flanders poppy
a poppy , Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields . Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers
Oriental poppy
a perennial poppy ( Papaver orientale ), cultivated for its large red, pink , or white flowers
California poppy
a papaveraceous plant, Eschscholtzia californica, of the Pacific coast of North America, having yellow or orange flowers and finely divided bluish-green leaves
tall poppy syndrome
a tendency to disparage any person who has achieved great prominence or wealth