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- [pop-ee]
- /ˈpɒp i/
- /ˈpɒp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pop-ee]
- /ˈpɒp i/
Definitions of poppy word
- noun plural poppy any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Compare poppy family. 1
- noun plural poppy any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy. 1
- noun plural poppy an extract, as opium, from such a plant. 1
- noun plural poppy Also called poppy red. an orangish red resembling scarlet. 1
- noun plural poppy Architecture. poppyhead. 1
- noun plural poppy an artificial flower resembling a poppy, especially one received as evidence of a contribution to a fund for disabled war veterans. 1
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Origin of poppy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English popæg, papig ≪ Vulgar Latin *papāvum, for Latin papāver
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Parts of speech for Poppy
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poppy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poppy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poppy
noun poppy
- codeine — Codeine is a drug which is used to relieve pain, especially headaches, and the symptoms of a cold.
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- opium — the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
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