Poppy (disambiguation)
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Plants
- PapaveraceaePapaveraceaePapaveraceae, informally known as the poppy family, are an economically important family of 44 genera and approximately 770 species of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales. The family is cosmopolitan, occurring in temperate and subtropical climates, but almost unknown in the tropics...
, the poppy family - PoppyPoppyA poppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime....
, any genus or species of Papaveraceae with a "poppy" common name- MeconopsisMeconopsisMeconopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. The species have attractive flowers and have two distinct ranges. A single species, Meconopsis cambrica , is indigenous to England, Wales, Ireland, and the fringes of Western Europe. The other 40 or so species are found in the...
, including- Himalayan blue poppy
- Himalayan woodland-poppy
- Nepal poppyNepal poppyThe Nepal poppy is a plant of the family Papaveraceae. The plant contains beta-carbolines, which act as a psychedelic drug. However, its phytochemistry remains predominatly unstudied....
or Himalayan poppy - Welsh poppyWelsh poppyThe Welsh poppy is a perennial plant of the family Papaveraceae. Its habitat is damp, shady places on rocky ground, and it is native to south-western England, Wales, Ireland and Western Europe. In its most western locations, it is increasingly found on more open ground with less cover.It has...
- PapaverPapaverPapaver is a genus of 70-100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae.-Description:...
, including- Iceland poppyIceland poppyThe Iceland Poppy is a boreal flowering plant...
- Oriental poppyOriental poppyPapaver orientale is a perennialflowering plant native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran, not the Orient as the name implies....
- Opium poppyOpium poppyOpium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine , thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine...
- Corn poppyCorn poppyPapaver rhoeas is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae...
- Iceland poppy
- Romneya, including
- Matilija poppyMatilija poppyRomneya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the poppy family . There are two species in genus Romneya, which was named for Irish astronomer John Thomas Romney Robinson. They are known commonly as Matilija poppies or tree poppies and are native to southern California and northern...
- Matilija poppy
- EschscholziaEschscholziaEschscholzia is a genus of 12 annual or perennial plants in the Papaveraceae family. The genus was named after the Baltic German botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz .-Description:...
, including- California poppyCalifornia poppyThe California poppy is a perennial and annual plant, native to the United States, and the official state flower of California.- Description :...
- California poppy
- StylophorumStylophorumStylophorum is a genus of three species of herbaceous perennial plants native to woodland in eastern North America and China.Stems are bristly, and leaves are lobed and have wavy edges....
– Celandine-poppy, mock poppy, yellow-poppy, wood-poppy. - ArgemoneArgemoneArgemone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. It contains 30 to 32 species, commonly known as prickly poppies, that are native to the Americas and Hawaii...
– Prickly-poppy - CanbyaCanbyaCanbya, also known as the "pygmy poppies", is a genus of the poppy family Papaveraceae consisting of two species found in the dry parts of western North America...
– Pygmy-poppy - StylomeconStylomeconStylomecon is a genus of annual plant in the family Papaveraceae. It has only one species, Stylomecon heterophylla, the Wind Poppy, which is native to California and north western Mexico....
– Wind-poppy - ArctomeconArctomeconArctomecon is a genus of the poppy family Papaveraceae commonly called the bear poppies or bear-paw poppies, after the distinctive appearance of the leaves...
– Desert bearpaw-poppy - Hunnemannia – Tulip poppy
- DendromeconDendromeconDendromecon, the tree poppy, is a genus of one or two species of shrubs to small trees, native to California and northern Baja California. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, 3-10 cm long...
– Tree poppy - DicranostigmaDicranostigmaDicranostigma, also known as the eastern horned poppies, is a genus in the poppy family Papaveraceae, the species of which are native to the Himalaya and western China...
– Eastern horned poppy
- Meconopsis
- Poppy seedPoppy seedPoppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy . The tiny kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years...
- Poppyseed oilPoppyseed oilPoppyseed oil is an edible oil from poppy seeds . The oil has culinary and pharmaceutical uses, as well as long established uses in the making of paints, varnishes, and soaps.Poppy seeds yield 45–50% oil...
People
- Poppy Z. BritePoppy Z. BritePoppy Z. Brite is an American author. Brite initially achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s after publishing a string of successful novels and short story collections...
, American author - A family nickname of former President George H.W. Bush, popularized by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd
- Poppy MontgomeryPoppy MontgomeryPoppy Montgomery , is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace...
, Australian actress - Poppy Sebag-MontefiorePoppy Sebag-MontefiorePoppy Sebag-Montefiore is a British freelance journalist currently stationed at the Beijing bureau of More4 News. Her geographical remit is China....
, British journalist and author - The Poppy FamilyThe Poppy FamilyThe Poppy Family was a late 1960s and early 1970s Canadian pop music group, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Career:Seventeen year old Susan Pesklevits met Terry Jacks in the middle 1960s while she was a regular performer on a national teen TV show called Music Hop as well as many other...
, 70's Canadian pop duet
Fictional characters
- Poppie, fictional character in the Seinfeld television series (see List of Seinfeld minor characters#Characters appearing in 2 to 4 episodes)
- Poppy, the principal character in 2008 film Happy-Go-LuckyHappy-Go-LuckyHappy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British Comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on a cheerful and optimistic primary-school teacher and her relationships with those around her...
- Poppy, a character in the Kate Cann novel Leaving PoppyLeaving PoppyLeaving Poppy is a young adult thriller/horror novel by Kate Cann, published in 2006. It won the 2008 Angus Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize.- Part one :...
- Poppy, a character on Huge (TV series)Huge (TV series)Huge is a short lived American drama series that aired on the ABC Family television network. The series is based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Sasha Paley. The hour-long drama series revolves around eight teens sent to a summer weight-loss camp called Camp Victory...
- Poppy, a dog in the Samurai ShodownSamurai ShodownSamurai Shodown, known as in Japan, is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK for their Neo Geo arcade and home platform. In contrast to other fighting games at the time which were set in modern times and focused primarily on hand-to-hand combat, Samurai Shodown is set in feudal-era Japan ...
series of games - Poppy, a mouse, a character in Avi's novels Poppy and Poppy and Rye
- Poppy Colfax, a character in the 2009 film Fired Up (film)Fired Up (film)Fired Up! is a 2009 teen comedy film produced and directed by Will Gluck and written by Freedom Jones. The main plot revolves around two popular high school football players who create their lie to attend cheerleading camp for the summer and get close to its female cheerleaders.-Plot:Nick Brady...
- Poppy Meldrum, a character on the television series You Rang, M'Lord?You Rang, M'Lord?You Rang M'Lord? is a British television series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC...
- Poppy Moore, the main character in Wild Child (2008 film)
- Poppy North, the main character in the first book of the Night WorldNight WorldNight World is a series of ten young-adult fantasy novels by American author L. J. Smith. The series presents a story in which vampires, witches, werewolves and shape-shifters live among humans without their knowledge...
series, Secret Vampire - Poppy Pomfrey, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
- Poppy Thornapple, a character in the book The War of the FlowersThe War of the FlowersThe War of the Flowers is a fantasy novel by Tad Williams about a rocker who is drawn into a magical world while reading a book.-Plot introduction:Theo Vilmos is a thirty-year-old lead singer in a marginally successful rock band...
Games
- Poppy, the supporting character from the Japanese videogame Dragon Quest YangusDragon Quest Yangusis a prequel/spin-off to Dragon Quest VIII, starring the character Yangus as a child.It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. This game is another Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mysterious Dungeon series.- Characters :*...
- Poppy, a character from the game League of LegendsLeague of LegendsThe BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....
- Poppy, the dog of Galford D. Weller from the Samurai Shodown series of fighting games
Other
- Poppy (publisher), publisher of children's books
- The Red PoppyThe Red PoppyThe Red Poppy or sometimes The Red Flower is a ballet in three acts and an apotheosis; score written by Reinhold Glière and a scenario by Mikhail Kurilko. This ballet was created in 1927 as the first Soviet ballet with a modern revolutionary theme....
, ballet by composer Reinhold GlièreReinhold GlièreReinhold Moritzevich Glière was a Russian and Soviet composer of German–Polish descent.- Biography :Glière was born in Kiev, Ukraine... - Poppy (satellite)Poppy (satellite)POPPY is the code name given to a series of U.S. intelligence satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. The POPPY satellites recorded ELINT data, targeting radar installations in the Soviet Union and Soviet naval ships at sea....
, satellite system - Poppy (1923 musical)Poppy (1923 musical)Poppy is a musical comedy with music by Stephen Jones and Arthur Samuels, and lyrics and book by Dorothy Donnelly, with contributions also from Howard Dietz, W. C. Fields and Irving Caesar...
, W. C. FieldsW. C. FieldsWilliam Claude Dukenfield , better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer...
stage vehicle, later filmed as the silent Sally of the Sawdust (1925) and as the sound picture Poppy (1936) - Poppy (musical)Poppy (musical)Poppy is a musical comedy play about the Opium Wars. The play takes the form of a pantomime, complete with Dick Whittington , a pantomime dame, and two pantomime horses. The book and lyrics were written by Peter Nichols; the composer was Monty Norman.-Plot:The year is 1840...
, Peter Nichols musical - Poppy (1952 film), with Anna-Maria FerreroAnna-Maria FerreroAnna-Maria Ferrero is an Italian actress.She was born Anna Maria Guerra changing her last name in honor of composer Willy Ferrero....
- Poppy, song by TV on the Radio from their album Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty BabesDesperate Youth, Blood Thirsty BabesDesperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is a 2004 album by the American art rock band, TV on the Radio. The album, recorded at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn, was awarded the Shortlist Music Prize for 2004. It was released on CD, 12" vinyl and MP3 download formats. The CD is enhanced with two different...
- The Poppy appeal, annual charity appeal in the UK to raise money for the Royal British Legion
- White PoppyWhite Poppythumb|right|300px|Artificial poppies placed as [[Anzac Day]] tributes on a [[cenotaph]] in [[New Zealand]]; mostly [[red poppy#Symbol|red poppies]] marketed by the [[Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association]], with a lone [[White Poppy]]...
, symbol of peace in the UK associated with the Peace Pledge Union - USS Poppy (1863)USS Poppy (1863)USS Poppy was a steamer commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.She served the Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America in a variety of ways: as a tugboat, a ship’s tender, a mail and supply tug, an ordnance tug, and finally as a ram...
, a steamboat - HMS PoppyHMS PoppyTwo ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Poppy after the flower.* The first Poppy was an Arabis-class sloop launched at the Swan Hunter Shipyard on 9 November 1915 and sold on 9 April 1923....
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