poppy straw

noun

The dried remnant of the opium poppy after the seed pods have been removed, still useful for the manufacture of opium and other opioids.

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Meanings

nounpoppy straw (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe dried remnant of the opium poppy after the seed pods have been removed, still useful for the manufacture of opium and other opioids.

Translations

Spanish paja de adormidera
  • paja de adormideradried flowers
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APA

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

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poppy straw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poppy%20straw.

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