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pop·py (pp)
n.
1. Any of numerous plants of the genus Papaver, having showy red, orange, or white flowers, a milky juice, and capsules that dehisce through terminal pores.
2. An extract from the sap of unripe poppy seedpods, used in medicine and narcotics.
poppy,
n Latin names:
Papaver somniferum, Papaver bracteatum; part used: seeds; uses: diarrhea, sedative, antitussive, smooth muscle relaxant; analgesic; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, addiction, CNS depression, respiratory depression, overdose. Also called
great scarlet poppy, opium poppy, poppyseed, or
thebaine poppy.
poppy
member of the plant family Papaveraceae. Includes the genera Papaver, Chelidonium and Argemone.
poppy (horticultural)
see papaversomniferum.
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