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Found 3 hits - Term: poppy, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
poppy \pop"py\, poppyhead \pop"pyhead`\, n. f. poup'ee 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
see also:
puppet 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
poppies papaver papaver somniferum capsule california poppy eschscholtzia 
corn poppy corn horn poppy horned poppy horn 
poppy bee anthocopa papaveris upholsterer bee prickly poppy argemone mexicana 
poppy seed papaver somniferum spatling poppy silene inflata catchfly 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
poppy
     n : annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers


Results 1 - 3 of 3 found about poppy:

Poppy >> P Words
Poppy, definition of term: Poppy
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Poppy Seed >> P Words
Poppy Seed, definition of term: Poppy Seed
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Opium Poppy >> O Words
Opium Poppy, definition of term: Opium Poppy
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