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You go into the book store, there's the cut-out of Dr. Phil, and then the dreaded women's health section where every book, instead of the menopause book with the fanged Medusa head on the cover that might be more pertinent, you always see a flower and a poppy and a daisy and a stethoscope.
Sandra Tsing Loh

Meaning of "poppy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POPPY

Old English popæg, ultimately from Latin papāver.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POPPY

poppy  [ˈpɒpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POPPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poppy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POPPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poppy

Poppy

A Poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum produces edible seeds, and is also the source of the crude drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drugs. Following the trench warfare which took place in the poppy fields of Flanders, during the 1st World War, red poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.

Definition of poppy in the English dictionary

The first definition of poppy in the dictionary is any of several similar or related plants, such as the California poppy, prickly poppy, horned poppy, and Welsh poppy. Other definition of poppy is any of the drugs, such as opium, that are obtained from these plants. Poppy is also a strong red to reddish-orange colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POPPY


choppy
ˈtʃɒpɪ
coppy
ˈkɒpɪ
copy
ˈkɒpɪ
floppy
ˈflɒpɪ
hoppy
ˈhɒpɪ
jalopy
dʒəˈlɒpɪ
kopje
ˈkɒpɪ
koppie
ˈkɒpɪ
loppy
ˈlɒpɪ
moppy
ˈmɒpɪ
multicopy
ˌmʌltɪˈkɒpɪ
photocopy
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪ
shoppy
ˈʃɒpɪ
sloppy
ˈslɒpɪ
soppy
ˈsɒpɪ
stroppy
ˈstrɒpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POPPY

popper
Popperian
poppering
poppet
poppet head
poppet valve
poppied
poppier
poppies
poppiest
popping
popping crease
poppish
poppit
popple
popply
Poppy Day
poppy seed
poppycock
poppyhead

WORDS THAT END LIKE POPPY

blue poppy
California poppy
corn poppy
croppy
field poppy
Flanders poppy
gloppy
horned poppy
Iceland poppy
jaloppy
microfloppy
milksoppy
minifloppy
opium poppy
prickly poppy
slipsloppy
tall poppy
Tibetan poppy
Welsh poppy

Synonyms and antonyms of poppy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poppy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POPPY

Find out the translation of poppy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poppy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poppy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罂粟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amapola
570 millions of speakers

English

poppy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अफीम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خُشْخَاش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papoula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coquelicot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poppy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mohnblume
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양귀비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poppy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoa anh túc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Poppy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haşhaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

papavero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παπαρούνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

papawer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vallmo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

valmue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poppy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POPPY»

The term «poppy» is very widely used and occupies the 15.260 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POPPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poppy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poppy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poppy

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7 QUOTES WITH «POPPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poppy.
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John Berger
That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe.
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Vance Joy
I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
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Anne Lamott
The earth is rocky and full of roots; it's clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you'll never see it again - it's death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil.
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Walter Savage Landor
Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.
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Louis Leterrier
'Iron Man' was this fun, poppy thing bound to make a zillion dollars. And we were the other side of a superhero movie. More complex with The Hulk being this complex character - that's what it was.
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Sandra Tsing Loh
You go into the book store, there's the cut-out of Dr. Phil, and then the dreaded women's health section where every book, instead of the menopause book with the fanged Medusa head on the cover that might be more pertinent, you always see a flower and a poppy and a daisy and a stethoscope.
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Francis Thompson
And left the flushed print in a poppy there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POPPY»

Discover the use of poppy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poppy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poppy
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
Avi, 2007
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Poppy
"This book reads from right to left"--P. [4] of cover.
Yuu Watase, 2005
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Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse confirms Brite as a writer who defies categorization. It is a novel for those who dare trespass where the sacred and profane become one.
Poppy Z. Brite, 1997
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Poppy: The Genus Papaver
Poppy, the third volume in the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles presents up-to-date information on Poppy and related species.
Jeno Bernath, 2003
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The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans
Recounts the efforts of Moina Belle Michael to launch a national campaign establishing the red poppy of Flanders Fields as a reminder of the sacrifice and courage of America's soldiers.
Barbara Elizabeth Walsh, 2012
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Poppy Shakespeare
Day after day she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N's ambition is never to be discharged. Then in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels.
Clare Allan, 2012
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Poppy and Rye
Together Poppy and Ragweed's brother Rye brave kidnapping, imprisonment, and a daring rescue to fight the beavers. At the same time, Rye -- who has lived in Ragweed's shadow -- fights to prove himself worthy of Poppy's love.
Avi, 1999
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Poppy
"Hummell is a master of extremity, and of beauty . . . one of the most exacting and exciting, most wounding and unflinching new poets I've read in a good long while . . ."--Lucie Brock-Broido ("Trouble in Mind").
Austin Hummell, 2004
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The Poppy: A Cultural History from Ancient Egypt to Flanders ...
This is a story spanning three thousand years, from the ancient Egyptian fights over prized medicinal potions to the addicted veterans returning home from the American Civil War, from the British political machinations during the Opium Wars ...
Nicholas J. Saunders, 2013
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Poppy
Stranger in a strange land, Gregor Salmon entered the war-torn country alone and spent eight months investigating Afghanistan's dependence on poppy. Who depends on poppy profits? And who pays the ultimate cost?
Gregor Salmon, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POPPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poppy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poppy Delevingne: Rise of the big sister aristo-model
Older, blonder, quieter Poppy - a willowy, 5ft 11in, and now aged 29 - was scouted by Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm modelling agency, while ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Soldiers' relatives call for Potteries to host poppy display
RELATIVES of First World War soldiers from North Staffordshire say the area deserves to host an iconic poppy display. The Potteries will miss ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Crisis puts Shrewsbury poppy appeal at risk
The crisis puts a collection that raised more than £45,000 in the town last year in serious doubt. The Royal British Legion says despite the ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
4
Grocott signs up to be a Poppy
Kettering Town have strengthened their squad ahead of the new season by recruiting Will Grocott from Rugby Town. The 24-year-old midfielder ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Poppy Delevingne and her sister Cara - the society supermodels are …
Inside the magazine, Poppy stars in a 20-page portfolio by the Dutch photographer Willy Vanderperre, for which she had her hair bleached ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Calvin Klein shop changes railings after toddler Poppy Cooper's …
Changes have been made to an Ashford store after a toddler's eye was badly damaged on a clothing rail. Poppy Cooper, two, was with her ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
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'Poppy and the Big Red Fire Truck' teaches fire safety to children
Joan (left) and Larry Burton have released a new book for children, “Poppy and the Big Red Fire Truck,” which talks about the work of ... «The Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Cody Simpson praises Miley Cyrus' talent on Pillow Talk With Poppy
First Poppy inquired about Cody's professional collaboration with his good friend Miley, who photographed a single white flower for his single ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Poppy Tooker's Red Beans and Rice Salad
All week long we've shown you some options for cool meals to help you beat the Summer heat. Chef Poppy Tooker is here with her own recipe, ... «WWL, Jul 15»
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Wrexham to Bid for 'Iconic' Commemorative Poppy Sculpture
The Poppy Wave which appeared in the Tower of London poppies exhibition could be installed for three months in Wrexham town centre if a ... «Wrexham.com, Jul 15»

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