An oil expressed from the seeds of the opium poppy and used especially as a drying oil in artists' colours; a similar oil expressed from the seeds of other species of poppy.
Origin
Mid 18th century. After French huile d'oeillette.
Definition of poppy oil in US English:
poppy oil
noun
An oil expressed from the seeds of the opium poppy and used especially as a drying oil in artists' colours; a similar oil expressed from the seeds of other species of poppy.