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/peuh pav'euh ray"sheuhs/, adj.belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants. Cf. poppy family.[1840-50; < NL, L papaver POPPY + -ACEOUS]
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Papaveraceous — Pa*pav er*a ceous, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants ({Papaveraceae}) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well known examples. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
papaveraceous — adjective Of or pertaining to the poppy, or to plants of its family Papaveraceae … Wiktionary
papaveraceous — [pəˌpeɪvə reɪʃəs, ˌpav ] adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the poppy family (Papaveraceae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Papaveraceae, based on L. papaver poppy , + ous … English new terms dictionary
papaveraceous — pa·pav·er·a·ceous … English syllables
papaveraceous — /pəpeɪvəˈreɪʃəs/ (say puhpayvuh rayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Papaveraceae, or poppy family of plants. {Latin papāver poppy + aceous} …
papaveraceous — a. pertaining to or like a poppy; belonging to the poppy family of plants … Dictionary of difficult words
papaveraceous — adjective see papaveraceae … Useful english dictionary
Eschscholtzia — Esch*scholtz i*a, n. [NL. Named after Dr. Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose colored … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glaucium — noun herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy • Syn: ↑genus Glaucium • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Papaver — noun type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers • Syn: ↑genus Papaver • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑poppy family … Useful english dictionary
