poppy family

pop′py fam`ily

n. a family, Papaveraceae, of nonwoody plants of lobed or dissected leaves, showy solitary flowers, and a milky white or pinkish juice.

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poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruitsfamily Papaveraceae, Papaveraceaedilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsorder Papaverales, order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales - an order of dicotyledonous plantspoppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowersgenus Papaver, Papaver - type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowersgenus Argemone - prickly poppiesgenus Bocconia - tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus MacleayaChelidonium, genus Chelidonium - one species: greater celandinegenus Corydalis, Corydalis - annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South AfricaDendromecon, genus Dendromecon - one species: bush poppyEschscholtzia, genus Eschscholtzia - showy herbs of western North Americagenus Glaucium, Glaucium - herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppygenus Hunnemania, Hunnemannia - one species: golden cupgenus Macleaya, Macleaya - a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppygenus Meconopsis, Meconopsis - herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpicgenus Platystemon, Platystemon - one species: creamcupsgenus Romneya, Romneya - one species: matilija poppygenus Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria - one species: bloodrootgenus Stylomecon, Stylomecon - one species: wind poppygenus Stylophorum, Stylophorum - wood poppies

poppy family

pop′py fam`ily

poppy family

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noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits

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