poppy family

Thân thiện

The poppy family includes many plants with brightly colored flowers.

Definition

Noun: 1. A family of flowering plants: The poppy family is a taxonomic family of plants, scientifically known as Papaveraceae. Its members are primarily herbs or shrubs characterized by having milky or colored sap (latex) and fruits that are capsules.

Usage Notes

• The term "poppy family" is used in botanical and scientific contexts to classify a specific group of plants. It is a common name for the family .
• It functions as a singular noun when referring to the family as a single taxonomic unit.

Examples

• The poppy family includes well-known plants like the opium poppy and the California poppy.
• Botanists study the poppy family to understand the evolution of flowering plants.
• One characteristic of the poppy family is the presence of alkaloids in many species.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in more detailed botanical descriptions, often followed by the scientific name in italics: , the poppy family, is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere.

Variants and Related Words

• Papaveraceae (n.): The scientific, Latin name for the poppy family.
• Poppy (n.): A common name for many plants within this family, especially those of the genus .

Synonyms

• Papaveraceae (This is the direct scientific synonym).

Different Meanings / Contexts

This term has a single, specific meaning in botany. It does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses outside of its scientific classification.

Học thuật

Noun

1. herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Papaveraceae
• family Papaveraceae