poppy family

/ˌpɑpi ˌfæm(ə)li/
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Other forms: poppy families

Definitions of poppy family
  1. noun
    herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
    synonyms: Papaveraceae, family Papaveraceae
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    type of:
    dilleniid dicot family
    family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
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