n. (pl. -ies) any plant of the genus Papaver, with showy often red flowers and a milky sap with narcotic properties.
Phrases and idioms:
Poppy Day Remembrance Sunday. poppy-head
1. the seed capsule of the poppy.
2 an ornamental top on the end of a church pew.
Derivatives:
poppied adj.
Etymology: OE popig, pap{aelig}g, etc. f. med.L papauum f. L papaver