Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn, or Horned, poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zo["o]l.), a leaf-cutting bee (Anthocopa
papaveris) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy (P. somniferum).
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene (S. inflata).
See Catchfly.
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