'Papaver somniferum' definitions:

Definition of 'Papaver somniferum'

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noun
Southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: opium poppy, Papaver somniferum]

Definition of 'Papaver somniferum'

From: GCIDE
  • Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule. [1913 Webster]
  • California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia.
  • Corn poppy. See under Corn.
  • Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
  • Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
  • Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle.
  • Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver somniferum}).
  • Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene inflata}). See Catchfly. [1913 Webster] Poppy

Definition of 'Papaver somniferum'

From: GCIDE
  • Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule. [1913 Webster]
  • California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia.
  • Corn poppy. See under Corn.
  • Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
  • Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
  • Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle.
  • Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver somniferum}).
  • Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene inflata}). See Catchfly. [1913 Webster] Poppy