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Opium poppy   /ˈoʊpiəm pˈɑpi/   Listen
Opium poppy

noun
1.
Southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium.  Synonym: Papaver somniferum.





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"Opium poppy" Quotes from Famous Books



... white Opium Poppy is grown for seed for feeding birds, and also for pressing the oil, which is used by painters. The heads are also used by the apothecaries; which see under the head Medicinal Plants. About two pounds ...
— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury


Words linked to "Opium poppy" :   poppy seed, poppy, genus Papaver, Papaver, Papaver somniferum


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