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opium poppy

Syllabification: (o·pi·um pop·py)
Definition of opium poppy

noun

  • a Eurasian poppy with ornamental white, red, pink, or purple flowers. Its immature capsules yield a latex from which opium is obtained.
    • Papaver somniferum, family Papaveraceae

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