poppy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

WordNet

Pop"py noun
Etymology
OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.
Wordforms
plural Poppies
Definitions
  1. (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.
Pop"py, Pop"py*head` noun (Also<
  • Poppy
  • Poppyhead
)
Etymology
F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913