English > Papaver: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers. |
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| Synonym | genus Papaver |
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| Member of | Papaveraceae, family Papaveraceae, poppy family | herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits |
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| Members | Iceland poppy, Papaver alpinum | Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers |
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| Iceland poppy, arctic poppy, Papaver nudicaule | subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers |
| corn poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, Papaver rhoeas | annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated |
| opium poppy, Papaver somniferum | Southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers |
| oriental poppy, Papaver orientale | commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers |
| prickly poppy, Papaver argemone | annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit |
| western poppy, Papaver californicum | showy annual of California with red flowers |
| Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
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| Spanish | genus papaver, papaver |
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| Catalan | genus papaver, papaver |
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