单词 | papaverous |
释义 | papaverousadj. Now rare. Characteristic of, related to, or resembling the poppy; papaveraceous. Also in extended use (now rare): soporific. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep sleepingc1369 sleepy1398 lullingc1440 somnolentc1475 sleepery1513 sleeprife1513 narcotic1526 opiate1543 breed-sleep1582 somnoriferous1583 drowsy1590 dormitive1593 soporiferous1601 somniferous1602 sleep-bringing1605 dormitary1609 hypnotic1625 dormitory1631 papaverous1646 dormant1654 hypnotical1657 somnifyinga1661 sleepifying1662 slumberous1667 soporific1690 somnific1721 somniculous1820 somnorific1865 soporous1866 drowsing1881 narcoleptic1984 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Papaveraceae (fumitory and allies) > [adjective] papaverous1646 papaveraceous1837 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. vii. 350 Mandrakes afford a papaverous and unpleasant odour. 1837 Southern Lit. Messenger Apr. 235/2 His style is sufficiently classical, but not the less prolix and papaverous on that account. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 5 A botanist..will class a water-lily with the papaverous or poppy family. 1896 I. Zangwill Somewhere Else in Without Prejudice Cromer may be the garden of sleep, but you shall find sleepier gardens and more papaverous poppies—Somewhere Else. 1998 Jrnl. Toxicol.: Clin. Toxicol. (Nexis) 36 617 Until the 16th century, most popular ointment preparations..contained Solanaceae and papaverous compounds as well as poplar buds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646 |
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