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Papaver somniferum

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Papaver somniferum [‚päp·ə‚ver säm′nif·ə·rəm]
(botany)
poppy


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The foursome was arrested when police busted six men and one woman on June 25 in Katidata village after 33 Papaver somniferum plants measuring 35 to 70 centimetres tall planted in a fenced garden in the house's backyard.
Poppy growers charged by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
The Flower of Forgetfulness, it is the plant that is grown in some countries to make opium; it's botanical name, Papaver somniferum, alludes to it as a bringer of sleep.
Poppies can put on a blooming good show by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Richard Pryce, a Carmarthenshire county recorder and keen botanist, identified the poppies as the papaver somniferum variety, restricted in some countries due to their link to the drugs trade.
Flowers in high bloom by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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