opium poppy Hear it!

opium poppy definition

opium poppy

an annual poppy (Papaver somniferum) with grayish-green leaves and large, white or purple flowers, the source of opium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.