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papaveraceous
[ puh-pav-uh-rey-shuhs ]
adjective
- belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
papaveraceous
/ pəˌpeɪvəˈreɪʃəs /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Papaveraceae, a family of plants having large showy flowers and a cylindrical seed capsule with pores beneath the lid: includes the poppies and greater celandine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papaveraceous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papaveraceous1
C19: from New Latin, from Latin papāver poppy
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