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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tall poppy n - Austral informal a person who has a high salary or is otherwise prominent
Etymology: perhaps from Tarquin's decapitation of the tallest poppies in his garden, to indicate the fate of the most prominent citizens of Gabii pop•py /ˈpɑpi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies for 1.- Plant Biology[countable] a plant having showy, usually red flowers.
- Drugs[uncountable] an extract from the juice of the poppy, as opium.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pop•py (pop′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies for 1, 2, 4–7.- Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Cf. poppy family.
- Plant Biologyany of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy.
- Drugsan extract, as opium, from such a plant.
- Also called poppy red. an orangish red resembling scarlet.
- [Archit.]poppyhead.
- an artificial flower resembling a poppy, esp. one received as evidence of a contribution to a fund for disabled war veterans.
- British Terms, Idioms tall poppy, [Australian.]someone of preeminence or with a large income;
important and powerful person.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English popæg, papig Vulgar Latin *papāvum, for Latin papāver
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