papaveraceous
[ puh-pav-uh-rey-shuh s ]
/ pəˌpæv əˈreɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
Compare
poppy family.
Words nearby papaveraceous
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papaverine,
papaw,
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papeete,
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British Dictionary definitions for papaveraceous
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
Word Origin for papaveraceous
C19: from New Latin, from Latin
papāver
poppy