| blue poppy | (n) Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes, Syn. Meconopsis betonicifolia |
| bush poppy | (n) evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers, Syn. tree poppy |
| california poppy | (n) of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers, Syn. Eschscholtzia californica |
| celandine poppy | (n) perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers, Syn. wood poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum |
| clustered poppy mallow | (n) densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters, Syn. Callirhoe triangulata |
| corn poppy | (n) annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated, Syn. field poppy, Flanders poppy, Papaver rhoeas |
| fringed poppy mallow | (n) perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers, Syn. Callirhoe digitata |
| horn poppy | (n) yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America, Syn. Glaucium flavum, yellow horned poppy, sea poppy, horned poppy |
| iceland poppy | (n) subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers, Syn. Papaver nudicaule, arctic poppy |
| iceland poppy | (n) Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers, Syn. Papaver alpinum |
| matilija poppy | (n) tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers, Syn. California tree poppy, Romneya coulteri |
| mexican poppy | (n) annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico, Syn. Argemone mexicana |
| opium poppy | (n) southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium, Syn. Papaver somniferum |
| oriental poppy | (n) commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers, Syn. Papaver orientale |
| plume poppy | (n) herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers, Syn. bocconia, Macleaya cordata |
| poppy | (n) annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers |
| poppy mallow | (n) a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer |
| poppy seed | (n) small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items |
| prickly poppy | (n) any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America, Syn. argemone, white thistle, devil's fig |
| prickly poppy | (n) annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit, Syn. Papaver argemone |
| purple poppy mallow | (n) hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers, Syn. Callirhoe involucrata |
| welsh poppy | (n) widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers, Syn. Meconopsis cambrica |
| western poppy | (n) showy annual of California with red flowers, Syn. Papaver californicum |
| wind poppy | (n) California wild poppy with bright red flowers, Syn. Stylomecon heterophyllum, flaming poppy, Papaver heterophyllum |
| golden cup | (n) native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage, Syn. Mexican tulip poppy, Hunnemania fumariifolia |
| papaveraceae | (n) herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits, Syn. family Papaveraceae, poppy family |
| remembrance day | (n) the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated, Syn. Remembrance Sunday, Poppy Day |
| stuff | (n) senseless talk, Syn. stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock |
| Poppy | n.; pl. Poppies [ OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver. ] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule. [ 1913 Webster ]
California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia. --
Corn poppy. See under Corn. --
Horn poppy, or
Horned poppy. See under Horn. --
Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee (Anthocopa papaveris) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee. --
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle. --
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). --
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene (Silene inflata). See Catchfly. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Poppyhead | { } n. [ F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet. ] (Arch.) A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Poppy |
| Sea poppy | (Bot.) The horn poppy. See under Horn. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spattling-poppy | n. [ Prov. E. spattle to spit + E. poppy. ] (Bot.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects. [ 1913 Webster ] |
