Papaveraceae

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Noun

Papaveraceae - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruitsfamily Papaveraceae, poppy familydilleniid 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

Papaveraceae

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Papaveraceae

[pə‚pav·ə′rās·ē‚ē] (botany) A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Papaverales, with regular flowers, numerous stamens, and a well-developed latex system.

poppy

Poppies contain both morphine and codeine, which are pain-relieving drugs that are still used today. They come in all colors, with 4-6 petals. Many contain opiates, so they make you feel peaceful. Ancient doctors had their patients eat poppy seeds to relieve pain. The seeds contain the most medicinal properties. Poppy is used for pain, insomnia, nervousness, and chronic coughs. Don’t use if you’re being tested for drugs, as it can cause you to test positive.(This includes poppy seeds used in baked goods!)

Papaveraceae

(poppy), a family of dicotyledonous plants, including mostly herbs and some shrubs and small trees. The flowers are regular, bisexual two- or, less frequently, three-parted, and usually large; they are solitary or sometimes in inflorescences. The gynoecium has two or more carpels, and the ovary is usually superior. The fruit is a capsule. Most Papaveraceae are characterized by segmented milk vessels containing a colored or, less frequently, colorless juice. There are approximately 25 genera, with 450 species, distributed primarily in the temperate and subtropical zones of the northern hemisphere. Six genera, with about 70 species, are found in the USSR. The most important genera are Papaver, Chelidonium, Meconopsis, and Eschscholzia (the last two are ornamentals). The family Fumariaceae is sometimes treated as a subfamily of Papaveraceae. The genus Hypecoum is sometimes classified as the special family Hypecoaceae.

REFERENCE

Popov, M. G. “Makovye—Papaveraceae B. Juss.” In Flora SSSR, vol. 1. Moscow-Leningrad, 1937.

Papaveraceae

Related to Papaveraceae: Berberidaceae, Smilacaceae

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Synonyms for Papaveraceae

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

Synonyms

family Papaveraceae
poppy family

Related Words

dilleniid dicot family
order Papaverales
order Rhoeadales
Papaverales
Rhoeadales
poppy
genus Papaver
Papaver
genus Argemone
genus Bocconia
Chelidonium
genus Chelidonium
genus Corydalis
Corydalis
Dendromecon
genus Dendromecon
Eschscholtzia
genus Eschscholtzia
genus Glaucium
Glaucium
genus Hunnemania
Hunnemannia
genus Macleaya
Macleaya
genus Meconopsis
Meconopsis
genus Platystemon
Platystemon
genus Romneya
Romneya
genus Sanguinaria
Sanguinaria
genus Stylomecon
Stylomecon
genus Stylophorum
Stylophorum