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papaveraceous

American  
[puh-pav-uh-rey-shuhs] / pəˌpæv əˈreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

  1. belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.

papaveraceous British  
/ pəˌpeɪvəˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of papaveraceous

1840–50; < New Latin, Latin papāver poppy + -aceous

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