poppy
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɑpi
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Definition
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noun
A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
chiefly australiabritishcanada
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.
informal
Former U.S. president George H. W. Bush
adjective
Having a popping or bursting sound.
Of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).
Of a beverage: resembling soda pop; effervescent, fizzy.
Of eyes: protruding, sticking out.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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The Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated.
Herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits.
A plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer.
Small grey seed of a poppy flower.
Evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers.
Of Pacific coast of North America.
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