Definition of Papaver somniferum

1. Noun. Southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium.

Exact synonyms: Opium Poppy
Terms within: Poppy Seed
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Papaver, Papaver

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaver Somniferum

Papal States
Papal infallibility
Papanicolaou's stain
Papanicolaou examination
Papanicolaou smear
Papanicolaou smear test
Papanicolaou stain
Papanicolaou test
Papaver alpinum
Papaver argemone
Papaver californicum
Papaver heterophyllum
Papaver nudicaule
Papaver orientale
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver somniferum (current term)
Papaveraceae
Papaverales
Papaw
Pape
Papeete
Paper Scissors Stone
Papertsian
Papes
Papez circuit
Paphians
Paphiopedilum
Paphlagonia
Papiamento

Literary usage of Papaver somniferum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies in Heredity as Illustrated by the Trichomes of Species and Hybrids by William Austin Cannon (1909)
"In Papaver somniferum, however, these cells did not extend beyond the general surface, with the effect that the trichomes of this species are smooth (fig. ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"P. dubium. Leaves all basal; capsule obovoid, densely hispid with erect hairs; arctic. 5. P. alpinum. i. Papaver somniferum L. Opium or Garden Poppy. (Fig. ..."

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