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Noun: Papaverales
  1. An order of dicotyledonous plants, containing the families Capparidaceae, Cruciferae, Moringaceae, Papaveraceae, Resedaceae, and Tovariaceae (Rhoeadales, Papaverales)
    - Rhoeadales, order Rhoeadales, order Papaverales

Type of: plant order

Part of: Dilleniidae, subclass Dilleniidae

Encyclopedia: Papaverales