单词	opium poppy
释义	opium poppy noun : an annual Eurasian poppy (Papaver somniferum) cultivated since antiquity as the source of opium, for its edible oily seeds, or for its showy flowers Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web His colleague Joaquín Mora was often at his side during the past 20 of those years, during which drug cartels tightened their grip on the region, filling the mountains with opium poppy and marijuana. MarÍa Verza, ajc, 22 June 2022 Poppy seeds for baking come from Papaver somniferum, commonly known as breadseed or opium poppy. oregonlive, 7 May 2022 The reason for the shift from heroin to illicit fentanyl is because heroin, a natural substance derived from the opium poppy plant, is more expensive to make and to bring into the country than its synthetic counterpart fentanyl, Jorgensen said. Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022 Opioids such as morphine and codeine are naturally derived from opium poppy plants more commonly grown in Asia, Central America and South America. Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021 Opium, a drug derived from the opium poppy, has been known and used for more than 7,000 years, according to History Today. Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022 And long before the current opioid epidemic, opium, the highly-addictive narcotic derived from the opium poppy plant, was a respectable go-to pain reliever. CBS News, 26 Apr. 2020 And so of course scientists were looking for a way of synthesizing this with other base chemicals that don’t require the opium poppy, and that was successful in the creation of fentanyl. The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2021 There were projects to reduce opium poppy cultivation, promote women’s rights and hold credible elections. Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1849, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition opium poppy noun : an annual Eurasian poppy (Papaver somniferum) cultivated since antiquity as the source of opium, for its edible oily seeds, or for its showy flowers
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