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Look up: Poppy

  1. Poppy
    (Papaver) These hardy perennial, annual and biennial plants are native of eastern Asia, North America and Europe. They are commonly known as Poppies. Their foliage is mostly basal; the leaves are coarsely toothed and grow up to 6 inches long. Their height ranges from 1 to 4 feet and they produce pre...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/papaver.html

  2. poppy
    [n] - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Poppy
    Pop'py noun ; plural Poppies . [ Middle English popy , Anglo-Saxon popig , Latin papaver .] (Botany) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver , herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/128

  4. poppy
    <botany> 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. California poppy, a species of Silene (S. Inflata...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. poppy
    noun annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Poppy
    • (n.) Alt. of Poppyhead • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. poppy
    any of several ornamental flowering plants of the poppy family (Papaveraceae), especially species of the Papaver genus, which have lobed or ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/94

  8. Poppy
    Poppy is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `flower` Where is it used? The name Poppy is mainly used In English. The name Poppy doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Poppy seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Pop

  9. poppy
    poppy, common name for some members of the Papaveraceae, a family composed chiefly of herbs of the Northern Hemisphere having a characteristic milky or colored sap. Most species are native to the Old World; many are cultivated in gardens for their brilliantly colored if short-lived blossoms. Many of...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08397

  10. Poppy
    Poppy is slang for heroin.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Poppy
    Poppy is slang for heroin.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Poppy
    The Poppy (Papaver) is a genus of hardy plants of the family Papaveraceae, with showy, usually red, but also yellow and white flowers.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. poppy
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pop′ē Synonyms: Papaver
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. poppy
    Click images to enlargeAny of a group of plants belonging to the poppy family. They have brightly coloured mainly red and orange flowers, often with dark centres, and yield a milky sap. Species include the crimson European field poppy (P. rhoeas) and the Asian opium poppy (P. somniferum
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  15. Poppy
    A `poppy` is one of a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppy flowers have 4 to 6 petals. Petals may be almost any color, and some have markings. Before blooming, the petals are crumpled in the bud, and as blooming finishe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy

  16. Poppy
    (musical) `Poppy` is a musical comedy play about the Opium Wars. The play takes the form of a pantomime, complete with Dick Whittington (played as a principal boy, a pantomime dame, and two pantomime horses. The book and lyrics were written by Peter Nichols; the composer was Monty Norm...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy

  17. Poppy
    (satellite) `POPPY` is the code name given to a series of U.S. intelligence satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. The POPPY satellites recorded ELINT data, targeting radar installations in the Soviet Union and Soviet naval ships at sea.<ref name="NROreviewguide200...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy



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