poppy : Idioms & Phrases

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arctic poppy

  • noun subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
    arctic poppy; Papaver nudicaule.
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blue poppy

  • noun Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes
    Meconopsis betonicifolia.
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bush poppy

  • noun evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
    bush poppy.
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California poppy

  • noun of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
    Eschscholtzia californica.
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  • (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia.
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california tree poppy

  • noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
    California tree poppy; Romneya coulteri.
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celandine poppy

  • noun perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers
    celandine poppy; Stylophorum diphyllum.
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clustered poppy mallow

  • noun densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters
    Callirhoe triangulata.
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Corn poppy

  • noun annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
    Papaver rhoeas; corn poppy; field poppy.
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  • (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas), common in European cornfields; also called corn rose.
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field poppy

  • noun annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
    Papaver rhoeas; corn poppy; field poppy.
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flaming poppy

  • noun California wild poppy with bright red flowers
    flaming poppy; Papaver heterophyllum; Stylomecon heterophyllum.
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flanders poppy

  • noun annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
    Papaver rhoeas; corn poppy; field poppy.
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fringed poppy mallow

  • noun perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers
    Callirhoe digitata.
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Horn, ∨ Horned, poppy

  • . See under Horn.
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Horn poppy

  • noun yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
    horn poppy; Glaucium flavum; horned poppy; sea poppy.
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  • (Bot.), a plant allied to the poppy (Glaucium luteum), found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and Virginia; called also horned poppy. Gray.
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Horned poppy

  • noun yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
    horn poppy; Glaucium flavum; horned poppy; sea poppy.
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  • . (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.
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iceland poppy

  • noun subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
    arctic poppy; Papaver nudicaule.
  • noun Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
    Papaver alpinum.
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matilija poppy

  • noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
    California tree poppy; Romneya coulteri.
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Mexican poppy

  • noun annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
    Argemone mexicana.
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  • (Bot.), a tropical American herb of the Poppy family (Argemone Mexicana) with much the look of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.
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mexican tulip poppy

  • noun native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage
    Hunnemania fumariifolia; golden cup.
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opium poppy

  • noun southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
    Papaver somniferum.
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oriental poppy

  • noun commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
    Papaver orientale.
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plume poppy

  • noun herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
    Macleaya cordata; bocconia.
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Poppy bee

  • (Zoöl.), a leaf-cutting bee (Anthocopa papaveris) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; called also upholsterer bee.
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poppy day

  • noun the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated
    Remembrance Sunday; Remembrance Day.
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poppy family

  • noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
    Papaveraceae; family Papaveraceae.
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poppy mallow

  • noun a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer
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Poppy seed

  • noun small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items
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  • the seed the opium poppy (P. somniferum).
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Prickly poppy

  • noun any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
    devil's fig; white thistle; argemone.
  • noun annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
    Papaver argemone.
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  • (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle.
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purple poppy mallow

  • noun hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers
    Callirhoe involucrata.
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sea poppy

  • noun yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
    horn poppy; Glaucium flavum; horned poppy; sea poppy.
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Sea" pop"py
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  1. (Bot.) The horn poppy. See under Horn.
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Spatling poppy

  • (Bot.), a species of Silene (S. inflata). See Catchfly.
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spattling-poppy

Spat"tling-pop"py noun
Etymology
Prov. E. spattle to spit + E. poppy.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
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tree poppy

  • noun evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
    bush poppy.
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welsh poppy

  • noun widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers
    Meconopsis cambrica.
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western poppy

  • noun showy annual of California with red flowers
    Papaver californicum.
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White poppy

  • (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See Poppy.
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wind poppy

  • noun California wild poppy with bright red flowers
    flaming poppy; Papaver heterophyllum; Stylomecon heterophyllum.
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wood poppy

  • noun perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers
    celandine poppy; Stylophorum diphyllum.
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yellow horned poppy

  • noun yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
    horn poppy; Glaucium flavum; horned poppy; sea poppy.
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