Opium and opiates

“Opium” means the coagulated juice of the opium poppy, where “opium poppy” means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L. [2]. Papaver somniferum L. is a plant that grows in many countries around the world with moderate climates. It has white to red flowers and round to elongated capsules containing seeds which can range in colour from white to dark violet.

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