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1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poppy \Pop"py\, 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] Poppy
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