Opium poppies are a type of flower that produces a special substance called opium. This substance is used to make drugs that can help with pain relief but can also be addictive if misused. Full definition
The Mexican military seized 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of opium poppies in 2000, according to AFP. (businessinsider.com)
Many of the most widely used opiate painkillers can be produced only from opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). (newscientist.com)
The ADT program «has spent $ 42 million on more than 680 projects, such as coring trees for climate records; shifting farmers from growing opium poppy to saffron; and assessing the Taliban's potential to generate income from mining in their strongholds.» (sciencemag.org)