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opium meaning in Tamil

அபினி apiṉi

/ˈəʊ.pi.əm/US/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

opium in Tamil: அபினி (apiṉi), அபின் (apiṉ). 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.

Tamil words for opium

drug from opium poppy
அபினி apiṉi, அபின் apiṉ

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of opium in Tamil?
Opium in Tamil is அபினி (apiṉi), அபின் (apiṉ).
opium என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Opium: அபினி (apiṉi), அபின் (apiṉ).
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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