poppy: [OE] The Latin word for ‘poppy’ was papāver. A post-classical descendant, *papāvum, was borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *papau. This was later altered to *papāg, which became Old English pop?g, ancestor of modern English poppy. Italian papavero ‘poppy’ is a reminder of the Latin word.
poppy (n.)
late Old English popig, pop?g, from West Germanic *papua-, probably from Vulgar Latin *papavum, from Latin papaver "poppy," perhaps a reduplicated form of imitative root *pap- "to swell." Associated with battlefields and war dead at least since Waterloo (1815). Poppy-seed is from early 15c.; in 17c. it also was a small unit of length (less than one-twelfth of an inch).
例文
1. She pinned the poppy to his raincoat.
彼女はケシの花をレインコートに止めた。
2.The Queen laid a popy wreath at the war memorial.
女王は戦没将兵記念碑にケシの花輪を捧げた。
3.Bees moved，humming thoughtfully，from scarlet poppy to purple thistle.
ミツバチは真っ赤なケシの花と鮮やかな紫のアザミの花の間でブンブンと低く吟じている。
4.According to my database，the popy has a powerfl sleep-inducing effect.
私のデータベースによると、ケシは顕著な催眠作用を持っている。
5. Poppy backward，in the top to an oval-shaped fruit- poppy fruit.