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Papaver somniferum
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Papaver somniferum - southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opiumopium poppypoppy seed - small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked itemspoppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowersgenus Papaver, Papaver - type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers |
Papaver somniferum
Papaver somniferum[‚päp·ə‚ver säm′nif·ə·rəm] (botany) poppy Papaver somniferum
opium poppy Herbal medicine
An annual, the unripe seeds of which contain alkaloids, including morphine, codeine and papaverine. The poppy has been used for than 5000 years in cultural rituals for inducing euphoria and reducing anxiety and inhibitions; the alkaloids are analgesic, antispasmodic and antitussive, and have been used for pain, colic and asthmatic attacks. Ripe poppy seeds have virtually no alkaloids and are often used as condiments.
Toxicity
Opium can cause fatal respiratory paralysis.Papaver somniferum
Synonyms for Papaver somniferumnoun southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowersSynonymsRelated Words- poppy seed
- poppy
- genus Papaver
- Papaver
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