papaveraceous
/pəˌpeɪvəˈreɪʃəs
/ /pəˌpavəˈreɪʃəs/adjective Botany
Relating to or denoting plants of the poppy family (Papaveraceae).Among other criteria he saw some difficulty in finding a papaveraceous plant endemic to the tropical New Caledonia in the southern hemisphere....
- The Papaveraceous plant Argemone mexicana is antifungal against Candida albicans, antibacterial against Escherichia coli.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Papaveraceae (plural), based on Latin papaver 'poppy', + -ous.