The opium poppy or its extract used as a medicine; (in later use) opium (slang). Now archaic.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > opium (22) poppyOE The opium poppy or its extract used as a medicine; (in later use) opium (slang). Now archaic. opiec1385 Opium; an opiate. opiuma1398 A reddish-brown strongly scented addictive drug prepared from the thickened dried latex of the unripe capsules of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum… afion1542 Opium, esp. in a raw liquid form. meconium1601 The thickened juice of the opium poppy, used as a sedative or analgesic. Obsolete. mud1852 slang. Opium. Also in later use: heroin. yen she1882 the deposit of opium ashes formed in the bowl of an opium pipe; also loosely, opium. smoke1884 Opium. dope1886 ‘Opium, especially the thick treacle-like preparation used in opium-smoking’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909); hence applied to stupefying drugs and… hop1887 A narcotic drug; spec. opium. twang1898 Opium. weed1918 depreciative. Opium. Obsolete. rare. gow1922 A drug; spec. opium. yen1926 Opium. tar1935 U.S. slang. (a) Opium, taken as an intoxicant or stimulant drug (now rare); (b) = black tar n. at black, adj. n.compounds 1e(a). gee1936 Opium or some similar drug. Also attributive. Subcategories:— pellet of (2) — study of (1) — drug similar to opium (2) — deposits in opium pipe (1) |
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