papaveraceous plants

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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 — /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] * * * …   Universalium

• 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 — /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

• chelerythrine — ˌkeləˈriˌthrēn, kəˈlerəˌ , thrə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chelerythr (from Greek chelidonion celandine + erythros red) + ine; originally formed as German chelerythrin more at celandine …   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

• chelidonine — ˌkeləˈdōˌnēn, kəˈlidənˌēn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chelidon (from Greek chelidonion celandine) + ine; originally formed as French chélidonine : a crystalline alkaloid C20H19NO5 found in celandine and other… …   Useful english dictionary

• protopine — ˈprōd.əˌpēn, pə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot + opium + ine : a crystalline alkaloid C20H19NO5 found in small quantities in opium and in many papaveraceous plants * * * ˈprotopine Chem. [f. proto 3 c + …   Useful english dictionary