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)

1. A poppy (plant of the genus Papaver), especially the opium poppy.
2. (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.