Opium

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? poppy juice, dim. of ?
     vegetable juice.] (Chem.)
     The inspissated juice of the {Papaver somniferum}, or white
     poppy.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules
           of the plant, and the best flows from the first
           incision. It is imported into Europe and America
           chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent
           to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is
           of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and
           bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic
           poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound
           sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe
           pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant
           with baneful effects.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Opium joint}, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  opium
       n : an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the
           opium poppy

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "opium":
     Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill,
     M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill,
     Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic,
     anesthetic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill,
     black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven,
     blue velvet, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine,
     codeine cough syrup, depressant, depressor, dolly, downer,
     goofball, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk,
     knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus, lullaby, mandrake,
     meperidine, methadone, morphia, morphine, narcotic, nightcap,
     opiate, pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital,
     phenobarbital sodium, poppy, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, red,
     scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, sleep-bringer,
     sleep-inducer, sleep-producer, sleeper, sleeping draught,
     sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother,
     soothing syrup, soporific, tar, tranquilizer, turps, white stuff,
     yellow, yellow jacket