Papaver

See also: papaver

Translingual

Papaver alpinum

papaver

Etymology

Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin pappa (“milk”), because it has latex which resembles milk.[1][2]

Proper noun

Papaver n

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – the poppies.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Papaveraceae - family; Papaveroideae - subfamily; Papavereae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Papaver sect. Argemonidium, Papaver sect. Carinatae, Papaver sect. Californicum, Papaver sect. Horrida, Papaver sect. Macrantha, Papaver sect. Meconidium, Papaver sect. Meconella, Papaver sect. Papaver, Papaver sect. Pilosa, Papaver sect. Rhoeadium - sections
- Papaver somniferum - type species; Papaver alboroseum, Papaver alpinum, Papaver argemone, Papaver atlanticum, Papaver bivalve, Papaver bracteatum, Papaver californicum, Papaver chakassicum, Papaver commutatum, Papaver croceum, Papaver dahlianum, Papaver decaisnei, Papaver degenii, Papaver dubium, Papaver fugax, Papaver glaucum, Papaver gorgoneum, Papaver gorodkovii, Papaver gracile, Papaver heterophyllum, Papaver hybridum, Papaver kluanense, Papaver lapponicum, Papaver macounii, Papaver mcconnellii, Papaver nudicaule, Papaver orientale, Papaver pavoninum, Papaver pilosum, Papaver pseudo-orientale, Papaver pygmaeum, Papaver radicatum, Papaver refractum, Papaver rhoeas, Papaver rupifragum, Papaver schinzeanum, Papaver sendtneri, Papaver setigerum, Papaver umbonatum, Papaver walpolei - species

References

Papaver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Papaver on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Papaver on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

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