genus Papaver

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genus Papaver - type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowersPapaverdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruitsPapaver alpinum, Iceland poppy - Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowersPapaver californicum, western poppy - showy annual of California with red flowersPapaver argemone, prickly poppy - annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruitarctic poppy, Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule - subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowersoriental poppy, Papaver orientale - commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowerscorn poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, Papaver rhoeas - annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivatedopium poppy, Papaver somniferum - southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium