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.