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opium meaning in Kannada

ಅಫೀಮು aphīmu

/ˈəʊ.pi.əm/US/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

opium in Kannada: ಅಫೀಮು (aphīmu), ಎಲೆಮದ್ದು (elemaddu). In English, opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

Kannada words for opium

drug from opium poppy
ಅಫೀಮು aphīmu, ಎಲೆಮದ್ದು elemaddu

English meaning of opium

  1. noun A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
  2. noun Anything that numbs or stupefies.

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Questions about opium in Kannada

What is the meaning of opium in Kannada?
Opium in Kannada is ಅಫೀಮು (aphīmu), ಎಲೆಮದ್ದು (elemaddu).
opium ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Opium: ಅಫೀಮು (aphīmu), ಎಲೆಮದ್ದು (elemaddu).
What does opium mean in English?
Opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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