papaveraceous

[puh-pav-uh-rey-shuhs]

adjective

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

papaveraceous

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of papaveraceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of papaveraceous¹

C19: from New Latin, from Latin papāver _poppy