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Webster 1913 Edition


Papaverous

Pa-pav′er-ous

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
(Bot.)
A tree of the genus
Asimina
(
Asimina triloba
), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition


Papaverous

PAPAV'EROUS

,
Adj.
[L. papavereus, from papaver,a poppy.]
Resembling the poppy; of the nature or qualities of poppies.