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1.nounAny plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
2.nounA bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
3.nounA 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 Sunday.
4.adjectiveOf a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).