[pop.py] n, pl poppies [ME popi, fr. OE popaeg, popig, modif. of L papaver] (bef. 12c) 1 a: any of a genus (Papaver of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or perennial herbs with milky juice, showy regular flowers, and capsular fruits including the opium poppy and several forms cultivated as ornamentals b: an extract or decoction of poppy used medicinally
2: a strong reddish orange