opium

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opium and Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós (“juice, resin”).

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