Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Papaveraceae — thepoppies .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Matlock calls Papaver rupifragrum a "landscape poppy" because it tolerates shade and doesn't go dormant in summer like most poppies.
The Seattle Times 2011
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California poppies and Shirley poppies are also known as Papaver rhoeas.
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(that is, flowers with multiple petals) described as Papaver paeoniflorum in the catalogue of Thompson & Morgan, the British seed merchants.
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Unlike traditional poppies (Papaver), this roadside wildflower/weed blooms throughout the summer.
Vignettes from the K-State Gardens « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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The poppy of wartime remembrance is the red corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, a common weed of Europe.
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Southern areas include such herbs as the Arctic poppies (Papaver spp.), wood rush (Luzula spp.), wire rush (Juncus arcticus), and moss.
Arctic 2010
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No doubt some of them were Papaver somniferum , opium poppy.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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The poppy of wartime remembrance is the red corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, a common weed of
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The relevance of the shots of oriental poppies, Papaver orientale in this story is to remind us that the pairing of the poppy with the alliums would have been sublime.
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The annual poppies, Papaver somniferum are just beginning to open.
vendingmachine commented on the word Papaver
Papaver is a genus of 70–100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. Heroin, morphine and opium are inspissate juices and narcotic poisons derived from this genus.
Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are derived. Opium is the source of many drugs, including morphine (and its derivative heroin), thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine.
June 29, 2015
qroqqa commented on the word Papaver
The etymology given above from Wiktionary contains a misunderstanding. Linnaeus didn't name it after anything; he just used the ordinary Latin word papaver "poppy". It is debatable what this papaver came from. The Wiktionary etymology is apparently imagining a connexion (deep in time) with "pap".
July 1, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word Papaver
Also, see papaver.
July 1, 2015