poppy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a plant with showy, delicate flowers, especially one of the genus Papaver; some species produce edible seeds or opium

   Rows of red poppies grew along the edge of the wheat field.

2. 2
   noun

   an artificial red poppy worn as an emblem commemorating people killed in war

   She wore a poppy at the remembrance ceremony.

From Middle English poppy and Old English popig, probably related to Late Latin papavum and Latin papaver, 'poppy.' The commemorative sense arose from the red poppies associated with First World War battlefields.

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