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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Poppy \Pop"py\, Poppyhead \Pop"py*head`\, n. [F. poup['e]e 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]



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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  poppy
       n : annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

















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