poppy family — the plant family Papaveraceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having white, yellow, or reddish juice, alternate and often lobed or dissected leaves, showy, usually solitary flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bloodroot,… … Universalium
poppy family — pop′py fam ily n. pln a family, Papaveraceae, of nonwoody plants of lobed or dissected leaves, showy solitary flowers, and a milky white or pinkish juice … From formal English to slang
The Poppy Family — Infobox musical artist Name = The Poppy Family Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Genre = Psychedelic pop Years active = 1968–1973 Label = London RecordsThe Poppy Family… … Wikipedia
Poppy (disambiguation) — Poppy can refer to:* Poppy plants: ** The Poppy Family, Papaveraceae ** Corn poppy ** Opium poppy ** Himalayan Blue Poppy ** Nepal Poppy * Poppy (satellite), a satellite system * Poppy (musical), the Peter Nichols musical * Poppy , a song by TV… … Wikipedia
poppy — [päp′ē] n. pl. poppies [ME popi < OE popæg < L papaver] 1. any of a genus (Papaver) of annual and perennial plants of the poppy family, having a milky juice, showy pink, white, red, orange, purple, or yellow flowers, and capsules containing … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poppy bee — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poppy seed — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poppy — poppylike, adj. /pop ee/, n., pl. poppies for 1, 2, 4 7. 1. any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Cf. poppy family. 2. any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy. 3. an… … Universalium
Poppy — A poppy is any of a number of showy flowers, typically withone per stem, belonging to the poppy family. They include a number of attractive wildflower species with showy flowers found growing singularly or in large groups; many species are also… … Wikipedia
