Papaveraceous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Papaveraceous \Pa*pav`er*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants
     ({Papaveraceae}) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the
     bloodroot are well-known examples.
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