opium — meaning in English

English meaning

• opium noun An addictive narcotic drug made from the dried sap of the opium poppy, containing morphine and other alkaloids.

Senses

opium is used for these senses in English:

• opium (uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
• opium (by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.

opium — full definition

1. noun An addictive narcotic drug made from the dried sap of the opium poppy, containing morphine and other alkaloids.
2. noun Something that dulls the mind or distracts people from harsh realities, used figuratively.

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