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单词 papaverous
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papaverousadj.

Brit. /pəˈpeɪvərəs/, /pəˈpavərəs/, U.S. /pəˈpævərəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin papāver , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin papāver poppy (of unknown origin) + -ous suffix.
Now rare.
Characteristic of, related to, or resembling the poppy; papaveraceous. Also in extended use (now rare): soporific.
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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).
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