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Definition of Poppies

Poppies
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 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Meaning of Poppies from wikipedia

- Poppies can refer to: Poppy, a flowering plant The Poppies (disambiguation) - multiple uses Poppies (film) - Children's BBC remembrance animation Poppies...
- realms. Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. Some species are monocarpic, dying after flowering. Poppies can be over...
- remembrance poppy is an artificial flower worn in some countries to commemorate their military personnel who died in war. Remembrance poppies are produced...
- United States, opium poppies and poppy straw are prohibited. As the opium poppy is legal for culinary or esthetic reasons, poppies were once grown as a...
- The Poppies may refer to: In music bands: The Poppies (American band) The Poppies (Welsh band) Les Poppys ("The Poppys"), French band Pop Will Eat Itself...
- criticism of such a person is termed as "cutting down the tall poppy". The phrase "tall poppies" originates from Livy's account of the tyrannical Roman king...
- herbicides. Flushes of poppies may still appear in fields where herbicides are not used, as well as those in fallow. The corn poppy and its cultivars such...
- subfamily Papaveroideae (which includes Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy). As poppies are not wind-pollinated, their pollen poses no allergy risk via inhalation...
- bonds. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most...
- Oriental Poppies, also called Red Poppies, is a 1927 oil-on-canvas painting by Georgia O'Keeffe. It is a close-up of two Papaver orientale flowers that...