poppyhead

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) The seedhead of a poppy.

Translations

 * Assamese:
 * Bengali:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: unikonkota
 * German: Mohnkopf
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: κωδύα, κώδεια, κώδυον
 * Gujarati:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: ceann poipín
 * Polish:, makowica
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ма̏ковица, ча̀хура ма̀ка
 * Latin:, čàhura màkа
 * Slovak: makovica
 * Spanish: cabeza de adormidera
 * Swedish: vallmoknopp
 * Tamil:
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: ма́ківка

Etymology 2
Possibly from as above, as many designs resemble. Alternatively, the first element may reflect, as they also appear similar to the stern of a ship, or.

Noun

 * 1) A raised ornament frequently having the form of a finial. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.
 * 2) * 1860. Raphael Brandon, Joshua Arthur Brandon, "An analysis of Gothick architecture: illustrated by a series of: Volume 1", Page 98
 * Poppy, or poppy head, the more correct term for designating these wooden " Crops," would appear to be derived from the frequent custom of working the terminations into figures of priests, warriors