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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.

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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.

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poppy

member of the plant family Papaveraceae. Includes the genera Papaver, Chelidonium and Argemone.

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poppy (horticultural)

see papaversomniferum.