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opium is obtained from poppies

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  • Opium poppy — Papaver somniferum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Opium — For other uses, see Opium (disambiguation). Opium Opium poppy fruit exuding latex from a cut Botanical Opium Source plant(s) Papaver somnifer …   Wikipedia

  • opium — /oh pee euhm/, n. 1. the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or …   Universalium

  • Poppies — Poppy Pop py, n.; pl. {Poppies}. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus {Papaver}, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meconic — /mi konˈik/ adjective Denoting an acid obtained from poppies ORIGIN: Gr mēkōn the poppy • • • meconate /mekˈən āt or mēkˈ/ noun A salt of meconic acid mecˈonin noun A white, fusible, neutral substance (C10H10O4) existing in opium mecōˈnium noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • poppy — [[t]pɒ̱pi[/t]] poppies 1) N COUNT A poppy is a plant with a large, delicate flower, usually red in colour. The drug opium is obtained from one type of poppy. ...a field of poppies. 2) N COUNT In Britain, on a particular day in November, people… …   English dictionary

  • Poppy straw — (left) and seeds (right) Opium poppy capsules Poppy str …   Wikipedia

  • china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

  • China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

  • Opiate — For other uses see Opiate (disambiguation), or for the class of drugs see Opioid. Harvesting the poppy pod. In medicine, the term opiate describes any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant …   Wikipedia

  • Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …   Universalium

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