poppy tears

noun

Opium.

OriginMedieval Latin lachryma papāveris →
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Meanings

nounpoppy tears (uncountable)
  1. archaichistoricaluncountableOpium.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinlachryma papāveris
  2. Englishpoppy tears

Calque of Medieval Latin lachryma papāveris (literally “tear of a poppy”).

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