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papaver

/pəˈpeɪvər/
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Plural:papavers
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Adjective:papaverous
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Any herbaceous flowering plant of the botanical genus Papaver in the family Papaveraceae, native primarily to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America, widely cultivated for its showy, cup-shaped blossoms with delicate, papery petals in vibrant shades of red, orange, yellow, pink, or white, and notable for producing milky latex sap and spherical seed capsules.

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• Nearby Words

papal
paparazzi
paparazzo
papaver
papaya
papeete
paper

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed directly from classical Latin 'papaver', the ancient Roman name for the poppy plant, which is also the ultimate linguistic source of the modern English word 'poppy'.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Papaver. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/papaver
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