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| poppy | |
| 1. n. Any plant of the genus Papaver, with crumpled often red petals and a milky juice. |  |
| 2. n. A bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower. | |
| (color panel, F20500) | |
| 3. n. (chiefly British, Canada) A simple artificial poppy worn in the buttonhole to remember the fallen in the two World Wars, especially around Remembrance Sunday. | |
| 4. adj. Of a bright red color, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower. | |
| 5. n. An affectionate nickname given to a father or grandfather, or a male authority figure standing in a similar position. | |
| 6. adj. (music) In the style of pop music. | |
| 7. adj. Having a popping sound. | |
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