poppy

noun

pop·py | \ ˈpä-pē

plural poppies

Definition of poppy

1a : any of a genus (Papaver of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or perennial herbs with milky juice, showy regular flowers, and capsular fruits including the opium poppy and several forms cultivated as ornamentals

b : an extract or decoction of poppy used medicinally

2 : a strong reddish orange

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At the center of the action, as described by trial witnesses, was Mr. Guzmán, who evolved from an impoverished teenager growing poppies in front of his house in Sinaloa to a ruthless drug kingpin willing to kill anyone who disrespected him. — Nicole Hong, WSJ, "What El Chapo’s Trial Revealed: The Inner Workings of a $14 Billion Drug Empire," 12 Feb. 2019 And an explosion of blue-and-white patterns in one of the homeowners’ sons' rooms is punctuated with poppy-like orange, the door revealing a clever stripe of it along the edge once opened. — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, "Every Wall of This Upper East Side Apartment Is Interesting," 12 Feb. 2019 Over the past century, the crimson poppy has become a central symbol of WWI in Great Britain, and a way to honor military service. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Princess Eugenie Shared a Touching Instagram Post on Remembrance Day," 12 Nov. 2018 Donations for the poppies are encouraged, with all donations going into a veterans’ relief fund which is given away to veterans and veteran causes. — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "New VFW Post 7907 commander wants to connect with the community," 12 July 2018 The poppies tend to be open in the morning and close up as the day goes on. — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "Where to See Wildflowers—and How to Arrange Them Indoors—This Spring," 21 Mar. 2018 This corn, or field, poppy was so plentiful it once self-seeded prolifically among agricultural crops. — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, "Dazzling poppy and calendula brighten the winter garden," 16 Mar. 2018 As for the trends that ignited and captured people’s imagination: all the poppy, bright colors and tailoring is making a comeback. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "What Sold for Men in 2018: Tailoring’s Back, Pants Are the New Sneakers, and the Logo Is Still Big (for Now)," 18 Dec. 2018 The Seven Sisters are also part of South Downs National Park, the newest national park in England where fields of poppies bloom among the rolling hills between June and August each year. — Lyndsey Matthews, Harper's BAZAAR, "Everything Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Need to Know About Sussex, England," 27 Sep. 2018

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