poppy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 See also 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Adjective 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒpɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑpi/
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  Rhymes: -ɒpi

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English popiġ

[edit] Noun

poppy (plural poppies)

1. Any plant of the species Papaver, with crumpled often red petals and a milky juice.
2. (color/colour) a bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower.

   poppy colour:

3. (chiefly British, Canadian) a simple artificial poppy worn in the buttonhole to remember the fallen in the two World Wars

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California poppy celandine poppy corn poppy field poppy Flanders poppy Iceland poppy matilija poppy

opium poppy Oriental poppy Poppy Day poppy red poppy seed poppycock

poppyhead prickly poppy Shirley poppy tall poppy tall poppy syndrome Welsh poppy

[edit] See also

creamcups eschscholzia

opium swallowwort

Appendix:Colours

[edit] Adjective

poppy (comparative more poppy, superlative most poppy)

1. (color/colour) of a bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Diminutive of pop, from Greek πάππας (pappas)

[edit] Noun

poppy (uncountable)

1. An affectionate nickname given to a father or grandfather, or a male authority figure standing in a similar position.

[edit] Etymology 3

From popular, by shortening

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poppy (comparative poppier or more poppy, superlative poppiest or most poppy)

1. (music) In the style of pop music.

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[edit] Etymology 4

From pop (“‘sound’”)

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poppy (comparative poppier or more poppy, superlative poppiest or most poppy)

1. Having a popping sound.