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1. (n.) opium
the dried, condensed juice of the seed capsules of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L < Gk ópion poppy juice)
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1. (noun) opium
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
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1. Opium
The air-dried exudate from the unripe seed capsule of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, or its variant, P. album. It contains a number of alkaloids, but only a few - MORPHINE; CODEINE; and PAPAVERINE - have clinical significance. Opium has been used as an analgesic, antitussive, antidiarrheal, and antispasmodic.
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Sense: a drug made from the dried juice of a type of poppy.
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 Afrikaans: opium |
 Arabic: أفْيون: مُخَدِّر |
 Bulgarian: опиум |
 Brazilian: ópio |
 Czech: opium |
 German: das Opium |
 Danish: opium |
 Greek: όπιο |
 Spanish: opio |
 Estonian: oopium |
 Farsi: تریاک |
 Finnish: oopiumi |
 French: opium |
 Hebrew: אוֹפּיוּם |
 Hindi: अफीम |
 Croatian: opijum |
 Hungarian: ópium |
 Indonesian: candu |
 Icelandic: ópíum |
 Italian: oppio |
 Japanese: アヘン |
 Korean: 아편 |
 Lithuanian: opiumas |
 Latvian: opijs |
 Malay: candu |
 Dutch: opium |
 Norwegian: opium |
 Polish: opium |
 Persian: تریاک |
 Pashto: ترياك |
 Portuguese: ópio |
 Romanian: opiu |
 Russian: опиум |
 Slovak: ópium |
 Slovenian: opij |
 Serbian: opijum |
 Swedish: opium |
 Thai: ฝิ่น |
 Turkish: afyon |
 Taiwanese: 鴉片 |
 Ukrainian: опіум, опій |
 Urdu: افيوم |
 Vietnamese: thuốc phiện |
 Chinese: 鸦片 |
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