papaveraceae(n = noun.plant) family papaveraceae, poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits;
is a kind of dilleniid dicot family
is a member of order papaverales, order rhoeadales, papaverales, rhoeadales
A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits. [WordNet 1.5]