pəˌpavəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Papaver, type genus + -aceae
: 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
• pa·pav·er·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective