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poppy
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As a noun, poppy means any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties. As an adjective, it means of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).
Meanings of poppy
11 meaningsnoun
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
chiefly australiaUKCanadaA simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.
endearingOne's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.
“(grandfather):”
Annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowersplant
adjective
Of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).
Having a popping or bursting sound.
Of a beverage: resembling soda pop; effervescent, fizzy.
Of eyes: protruding, sticking out.
musicTypical, or in the style, of pop music.
Older and rare meanings (1)
datedPopular.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).