OPIUM


Meaning of OPIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-pē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek opion, from diminutive of opos sap

Date: 14th century

1. : a bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried latex obtained from immature seed capsules of the opium poppy

2. : something having an effect like that of opium

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.