opium poppy

noun

Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted.

Similar
breadseed poppysleep flowerPapaver somniferum
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Meanings

nounopium poppy (plural opium poppies)

plural opium poppies

  1. Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted.

    Synonyms: breadseed poppy, sleep flower

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPapaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted.

Similar
breadseed poppysleep flower

More synonyms by meaning

nounsouthwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium

Similar
Papaver somniferum
Broader
poppy
Also see
breadseed poppy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek μήκων
  • μήκων (mḗkōn)Papaver somniferum
Arabic خَشْخَاش الْأَفْيُون
  • خَشْخَاش الْأَفْيُون (ḵašḵāš al-ʔafyūn)Papaver somniferum
Basque lo-belar
  • lo-belarPapaver somniferum
Catalan cascall, pintacoques
  • cascallPapaver somniferum
  • pintacoquesPapaver somniferum
Esperanto opiopapavo, opipapavo
  • opiopapavoPapaver somniferum
  • opipapavoPapaver somniferum
Finnish oopiumiunikko
  • oopiumiunikkoPapaver somniferum
French pavot somnifère, pavot à opium
  • pavot somnifèrePapaver somniferum
  • pavot à opiumPapaver somniferum
  • pavot des jardinsPapaver somniferum
German Schlafmohn
  • SchlafmohnPapaver somniferum
Greek αφιόνι
  • αφιόνι (afióni)Papaver somniferum
Hungarian kerti mák
  • kerti mákPapaver somniferum
Irish lus an chodlata
  • lus an chodlataPapaver somniferum
Italian papavero da oppio
  • papavero da oppioPapaver somniferum
Norwegian Bokmål opiumsvalmue
  • opiumsvalmuePapaver somniferum
Persian خشخاش, نارکوک
  • خشخاش (xašxâš)Papaver somniferum
  • نارکوک (nârkuk)Papaver somniferum
Polish mak lekarski
  • mak lekarskiPapaver somniferum
Portuguese dormideira
  • dormideiraPapaver somniferum
Romanian mac de grădină, somnișor
  • mac de grădinăPapaver somniferum
  • somnișorPapaver somniferum
  • afionPapaver somniferum
Russian мак о́пийный, мак снотво́рный
  • мак о́пийный (mak ópijnyj)Papaver somniferum
  • мак снотво́рный (mak snotvórnyj)Papaver somniferum
Slovak mak siaty
  • mak siatyPapaver somniferum
Spanish adormidera
  • adormideraPapaver somniferum
Swedish opievallmo, opiumvallmo
  • opievallmoPapaver somniferum
  • opiumvallmoPapaver somniferum
  • fjädervallmoPapaver somniferum
Tamil கசகசா
  • கசகசா (kacakacā)Papaver somniferum
Turkish haşhaş
  • haşhaşPapaver somniferum
Vietnamese anh túc
  • anh túcPapaver somniferum
Welsh llysiau cwsg, pabi opiwm
  • llysiau cwsgPapaver somniferum
  • pabi opiwmPapaver somniferum
Cite this entry
APA

opium poppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opium%20poppy

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“opium poppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opium%20poppy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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