Poppyhead
The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture (third edition) was published in 1980. It was created for Penguin Reference and compiled by John Fleming, Hugh Honour and Nikolaus Pevsner.
It defines a poppyhead as: ‘An ornamental termination to the top of a bench or stall end, usually carved with foliage and fleur-de-lis-type flowers, animals or figures. A poppyhead is, in fact, a finial.'
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