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Meaning
Noun
●
In Flowers & Poppies:
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
flower
s; the
flower
of such a
plant
.
●
A
bright
red
colour
tinted
with
orange
,
like that
of the
common poppy
flower.
●
In Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Eye & World War I:
A
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.
●
In Male family members:
One's
father
or
grandfather
, or a
male
authority figure
having
similar
standing.
Adj
●
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.
●
Popular.
●
In Music:
Typical, or in the
style
, of
pop
music.
Name
●
A
female
given name
from English, a
flower
name
used since
th
e
end of
th
e 19th century.
●
Alternative form of
poppy
(“father,
grandfather
, or other
male
authority figure
of a
similar
standing”)
●
Former U.S.
president
George H. W. Bush
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
poppy
English
popig
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
popular
English
popularis
Latin
-aris
Latin
populus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pappy
Pop
Poppa
Pops
Pop-Pop
Bulging
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Rhymes
Oppy
Copy
Mopy
Poppy
Sloppy
Floppy
Choppy
Stroppy
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