opium

o·pi·um  (p-m)

n.

1. A bitter, yellowish-brown, strongly addictive narcotic drug prepared from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

2. Something that numbs or stupefies.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos, vegetable juice.]

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opium [oh-pee-um]

Noun

an addictive narcotic drug made from the seed capsules of the opium poppy and used in medicine as a painkiller and sedative [Latin: poppy juice]

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opium  (p-m)

A highly addictive, yellowish-brown drug obtained from the pods of a variety of poppy, from which other drugs, such as morphine, are prepared.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

opium - an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Translations

opium [ˈəupɪəm] n → opio

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opium [ˈəupɪəm] n → opium m

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opium [ˈəupɪəm] n → Opium nt

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opium [ˈəupɪəm] n → oppio