Papaveraceae

plural noun

Pa·​pav·​er·​a·​ce·​ae

pəˌpavəˈrāsēˌē

: a family of herbs or shrubs (order Rhoeadales) having milky and often colored juice, regular flowers with caducous sepals and hypogynous stamens, and capsular fruit compare chelidonium

papaveraceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦rāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Papaver, type genus + -aceae

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