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Noun: opium poppy  'ow-pee-um 'pó-pee
  1. Southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
    - Papaver somniferum

Derived forms: opium poppies

Type of: poppy

Part of: genus Papaver, Papaver

Encyclopedia: Opium poppy