noun
poppy
PAH-pee/ˈpɑːpi/
A flowering plant with showy petals and seed capsules.
The poppy has large scarlet flowers and mature seed capsules.
Etymology
Old English popig already named this flowering plant. Its deeper connection with Latin papaver, also meaning “poppy,” is probable rather than certain.
In context
here is the seed pod of a red orange Oriental poppy it's very pretty and then we'll see what the seeds look like inside of here
More examples
- Several poppies bloom along the garden path.
- She sprinkles poppy seeds over the bread dough.
- He wears a paper poppy to remember those who died in war.
Forms
poppy · poppies
Similar words
- flower
- A broader term that does not identify the plant type.
- wildflower
- Specifies a flowering plant growing wild, not necessarily a poppy.