papaver : Idioms & Phrases


genus papaver

  • noun type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers
    Papaver.
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papaver alpinum

  • noun Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
    Iceland poppy.
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papaver argemone

  • noun annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
    prickly poppy.
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papaver californicum

  • noun showy annual of California with red flowers
    western poppy.
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papaver heterophyllum

  • noun California wild poppy with bright red flowers
    flaming poppy; wind poppy; Stylomecon heterophyllum.
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papaver nudicaule

  • noun subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
    arctic poppy; Iceland poppy.
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papaver orientale

  • noun commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
    oriental poppy.
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papaver rhoeas

  • noun annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
    Flanders poppy; corn poppy; field poppy.
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papaver somniferum

  • noun southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
    opium poppy.
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