English → Latin
“poppy” in Latin
The English word poppy itself goes back to Latin papāver.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
poppy
papaver, -eris, neuter: of poppy, papavereus: poppy flowers, comae papavereae: poppy heads, papaverum capita (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for poppy?
- The usual Latin words for “poppy” are papāver, păpāvĕrĕus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.