Wiktionary
n. ''Papaver somniferum'' the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted
WordNet
n. southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: Papaver somniferum]
Usage examples of "opium poppy".
The death of the herbal was one of the reasons why, with a few exceptions, the only plants which have retained their place in the Allopaths' pharmacopoeias are poisonous ones like Aconite, Belladonna, Henbane and the Opium Poppy.
Great wealth was derived from the opium poppy, and with that wealth came tribal rivalries that made the infamous prohibition-era Chicago gangland wars seem infantile.
There was no opium powder, and was the opium poppy even in England yet in 1348?
Beyond these figures dimly he perceived the paddy-fields of Ho-Nan and the sweeping valley of the Yellow River, where the opium poppy grows.
The opium poppy is a symbol of peace, exaltation, and delight, the giver of sleep, by which is meant the silencing of all possible distractions.