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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Papaveraceae ", 7 letters:
papaver

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Papaver is a genus of 70–100 species of frost-tolerant annuals , biennials , and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family , Papaveraceae .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any plant of the genus ''Papaver'', the poppy.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Papaver \Pa*pa"ver\, n. [L., poppy.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the poppy.

Usage examples of papaver.

Ourisia coccinea, Papaver orientale, Pentstemons, Physalis Alkekengi, Podophyllum peltatum, Polyanthus, Pratia repens, Primula acaulis, P.

Unlike Mars, however, Papaver held onto its water, and the plants take care of the air.

Except in a narrow band around the equator, Papaver appeared lifeless.

I barely recognized it before she opened the bag, broke off a Papaver leaf, and pressed it against her inner arm.

By what occult process of evolution did her glance derive the toxical effect of the papaver somniferum?