[pop-ee] 
| 1. | any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Compare poppy family. |
| 2. | any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy. |
| 3. | an extract, as opium, from such a plant. |
| 4. | Also called poppy red. an orangish red resembling scarlet. |
| 5. | Architecture. poppyhead. |
| 6. | an artificial flower resembling a poppy, esp. one received as evidence of a contribution to a fund for disabled war veterans. |
| 7. | tall poppy, Australian. someone of preeminence or with a large income; important and powerful person. |
poppy pop·py (pŏp'ē)
n.
Any of numerous plants of the genus Papaver, having showy red, orange, or white flowers, a milky juice, and capsules that dehisce through terminal pores.
An extract from the sap of unripe poppy seedpods, used in medicine and narcotics.