Category:Poppy

Pop"py, n.; pl. Poppies. Etym: [oe. popy, as. popig, l. papaver.] (bot.)

Defn: 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. California poppy (bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia. -- corn poppy. See under corn. -- horn, or horned, poppy. See under horn. -- 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. -- 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 (p. somniferum). -- spatling poppy (bot.), a species of silene (s. inflata). See Catchfly.

Poppy; poppyhead Pop"py, pop"py*head`, n. Etym: [f. poupée doll, puppet. See puppet.] (arch.)

Defn: 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.