PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Papaver somniferum mean? 

• PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM (noun)
  The noun PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM has 1 sense:

1. southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium

  Familiarity information: PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

opium poppy; Papaver somniferum

Hypernyms ("Papaver somniferum" is a kind of...):

poppy (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "Papaver somniferum"):

poppy seed (small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items)

Holonyms ("Papaver somniferum" is a member of...):

genus Papaver; Papaver (type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers)

 Context examples 

An opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically.

(Morphine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt of morphine, an opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically.

(Morphine sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Also known as Laudanum and formulated for oral administration, Opium tincture is made of air-dried poppy (Papaver somniferum) latex and contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine.

(Opium Tincture, NCI Thesaurus)

A phthalide isoquinoline non-narcotic alkaloid derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum, with mild analgesic, antitussive, and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Noscapine, NCI Thesaurus)

The orally available hydrochloride salt of the opioid agonist noscapine, a phthalideisoquinoline alkaloid derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum, with mild analgesic, antitussive, and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Noscapine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Functionally related to the poppy (Papaver somniferum) alkaloid morphine, natural or synthetic Opiates have widespread effects in the central nervous system, and on smooth muscle, due to activation of specific delta, mu, and kappa opiate receptors (each controlling different brain functions).

(Opiate, NCI Thesaurus)