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poppy

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpi/

The English word “poppy” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
  3. A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.
  4. One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.

adjective

  1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).
  2. Having a popping or bursting sound.
  3. Of a beverage: resembling soda pop; effervescent, fizzy.
  4. Of eyes: protruding, sticking out.
  5. Popular.
  6. Typical of, or in the style of, pop music.

Etymology

PIE word *péh₂wr̥ The noun is derived from Late Middle English poppy, Middle English popy, popi, popie (“plant of the genus Papaver; poppy seeds used as a spice”) [and other forms], from Old English popiġ (“poppy”), Early Old English popeġ, popaeġ, popæġ, popei [and other forms], perhaps from Late Latin *papavum, popauer, from Latin papāver (“poppy”), which may be from a reduplication of…

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