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poppies

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "poppies" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

poppies

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

poppies is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, poppies is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpoppies

1noun
  • 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.
  • A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
  • 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 Sunday.
1noun
  • One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.

    Synonyms: pappy, pop, poppa, pops, "pop-pop"

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