Definition of poppy

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Poppy (n.) Alt. of Poppyhea.

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Poppy :: Poppy (n.) 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..
Poop :: Poop (n.) See 2d Poppy.
Coquelicot :: Coquelicot (n.) The wild poppy, or red corn rose..
Albumen :: Albumen (n.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc..
Poppy :: Poppy (n.) Alt. of Poppyhea.
Opium :: Opium (n.) The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy..
Cup-rose :: Cup-rose (n.) Red poppy. See Cop-rose.
Eschscholtzia :: Eschscholtzia (n.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy..
Autocarpian :: Autocarpian (a.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape..
Pyrope :: Pyrope (n.) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet..
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc..
Caducous :: Caducous () Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole..
Redweed :: Redweed (n.) The red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas).
Papaverous :: Papaverous (a.) Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.
Papaveraceous :: Papaveraceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples..
Poppied :: Poppied (a.) Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive..
Sanguinaria :: Sanguinaria (n.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
Coquelicot :: Coquelicot (n.) The color of the wild poppy; a color nearly red, like orange mixed with scarlet..
Meconic :: Meconic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance..
Glaucic :: Glaucic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Glaucium or horned poppy; -- formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be fumaric acid..
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