slovodefinícia
Papaver somniferum
(gcide)
Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? poppy juice, dim. of ?
vegetable juice.] (Chem.)
The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white
poppy.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules
of the plant, and the best flows from the first
incision. It is imported into Europe and America
chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent
to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is
of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and
bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic
poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound
sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe
pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant
with baneful effects.
[1913 Webster]

Opium joint, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]
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Papaver somniferum
(gcide)
opianine \o"pi*a*nine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium.
It is identical with narcotine. It is present in amounts up
to 11% in Papaver somniferum, and is used clinically as an
antitussive. --MI11

Syn: noscapine; narcosine; opian.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Papaver somniferum
(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.
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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
papaver somniferum
(wn)
Papaver somniferum
n 1: southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or
reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: opium poppy,
Papaver somniferum]
podobné slovodefinícia
Papaver somniferum
(gcide)
Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? poppy juice, dim. of ?
vegetable juice.] (Chem.)
The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white
poppy.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules
of the plant, and the best flows from the first
incision. It is imported into Europe and America
chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent
to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is
of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and
bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic
poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound
sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe
pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant
with baneful effects.
[1913 Webster]

Opium joint, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]opianine \o"pi*a*nine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium.
It is identical with narcotine. It is present in amounts up
to 11% in Papaver somniferum, and is used clinically as an
antitussive. --MI11

Syn: noscapine; narcosine; opian.
[1913 Webster +PJC]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

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