Meaning of poppy

pop•py

1. any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Cf.
2. any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy.
3. an extract, as opium, from such a plant.
4. Also calledan orangish red resembling scarlet.
5. poppyhead.
6. an artificial flower resembling a poppy, esp. one received as evidence of a contribution to a fund for disabled war veterans.
7. someone of preeminence or with a large income; important and powerful person.