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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In medicine, a syrup made of poppies.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A sirup made of poppies.

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  • noun medicine, dated A syrup made from poppies.

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Latin, from Ancient Greek meaning "from poppy heads".

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