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papaver

/pəˈpeɪvə(ɹ)/

papaver noun: any plant of the genus Papaver, poppies.

papaver: any plant of the genus Papaver, poppies
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Noun

papaver (plural papavers)

  1. Any plant of the genus Papaver, poppies.

Forms of papaver

pluralpapavers

Origin of papaver

From the genus name, from Latin papāver. Doublet of poppy.

Words formed from papaver

Questions about papaver

What does papaver mean?
Papaver means any plant of the genus Papaver, poppies.
What part of speech is papaver?
Papaver is a noun.
How do you pronounce papaver?
Papaver is pronounced /pəˈpeɪvə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of papaver?
The plural of papaver is papavers.

Words near papaver in the dictionary

  1. papaship
  2. papau
  3. papauma
  4. papaus
  5. papavarine
  6. papaver
  7. papaveraceous
  8. papaveraldine
  9. papaveretum
  10. papaverin
  11. papaverine

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