Meaning

1 senses
  1. Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted.

    Schlafmohn

    мак о́пийныйmak ópijnyj, мак снотво́рныйmak snotvórnyj

More definitions
  • southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Afghanistan's economy is largely based on agriculture, with significant cultivation of crops such as wheat, barley, and opium poppy.

  2. A father of 10 children, Noor said his family will go hungry without the opium poppy crop.

Translations

8 languages
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Forms

plural: opium poppies
Singularopium poppy
Pluralopium poppies

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium:Papaver somniferum

See also

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