"Poppy" is a word in ENGLISH
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver
somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to
some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
Alt. of Poppyhead
All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from and to and why.
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