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Definition of Opium poppy
1. Noun. Southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium.
Terms within: Poppy Seed
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Papaver, Papaver
Definition of Opium poppy
1. Noun. ''Papaver somniferum'' the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opium Poppy
Literary usage of Opium poppy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1871)
"100, UO 10 Vanilla beans 42505 00 Cocoa 210939 81 Mustard 63731 85 THE opium poppy.
From experiments which have been made iu the cultivation of the poppy in ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1870)
"CULTURE OF THE opium poppy IN SMYRNA. Tbc best ground for the culture of the
poppy, (Papaver somniferum,) according to information received from EJ ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"In cult, every shade known to the opium poppy has been reproduced in the corn
poppy, but the fls. are always smaller. In the wild it varies greatly, ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1860)
"... however, from experiments made in the shade, it is found that the difference
becomes much less. Remarks on the Cultivation of the opium poppy of China. ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"The opium poppy. P. somniferum, one of the commonest and the most variable.
It is an annual, of tall, stately habit, and recognized at once by the glaucous ..."
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