popy

Middle English

Alternative forms

popie, popi, papy, popye

Etymology

From Old English popiġ, from Latin papāver (which some forms are influenced by).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔpiː/, /ˈpapiː/

Noun

popy (plural popies)

A poppy (plant of the genus Papaver), especially the opium poppy.
(rare) Any of one of several similar plants.

Descendants

English: poppy
Scots: puppy

References

“popī(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.

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