Papaver
Synonyms
Opium Poppies
Opium Poppy
Papaver somniferum
Poppies
Poppies, Opium
Poppy
Poppy, Opium
A genus of Eurasian herbaceous plants, the poppies (family PAPAVERACEAE of the dicotyledon class Magnoliopsida), that yield OPIUM from the latex of the unripe seed pods.
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