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papaver.

poppy; poppy-seed;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[paˈpaː.wɛr]Classical-Latin[paˈpaː.ver]
  1. poppy

    declension-3
  2. seed

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Manaster Ramer sees here a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“fire”). Some have tried to link it to pāscō (“to feed”), or to an imitative root *pap (“to swell”).

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