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Definition of Papaver somniferum
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
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaver Somniferum
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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