Poppy vs. Puppy — What's the Difference?

A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers.

A puppy is a juvenile dog. Some puppies can weigh 1–1.5 kg (1-3 lb), while larger ones can weigh up to 7–11 kg (15-23 lb).

A herbaceous plant with showy flowers, milky sap, and rounded seed capsules. Many poppies contain alkaloids and are a source of drugs such as morphine and codeine.

A young dog; a pup.

(of popular music) tuneful and immediately appealing

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)

Any of various plants of the genus Papaver, having colorful flowers usually with four delicate petals, milky sap, and a capsule with pores that release numerous small seeds.

A young rat.

Any of various other plants of the family Papaveraceae, such as the California poppy.

A young seal.

A vivid red to reddish orange.

A woman’s breast.

Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.

(informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.

A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.

A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.

A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.

(transitive) To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.

(endearing) One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.

The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.

Of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).

A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.

Having a popping or bursting sound.

To bring forth whelps; to pup.

Of a beverage: resembling soda pop; effervescent, fizzy.

Young dog

Of eyes: protruding, sticking out.

An inexperienced young person

(dated) Popular.

(music) Typical, or in the style, of pop music.

Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule.

A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.

Annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers