genus papaver

1. 1.

   type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers

   SynonymsPapaver

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofPapaveraceae

Questions about genus papaver

What does genus papaver mean?

genus papaver means "type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers".

What is another word for genus papaver?

Close synonyms include Papaver. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus papaver a common word?

genus papaver is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.