PAPAVER RHEAS
\pˈape͡ɪvə ɹˈiːz], \pˈapeɪvə ɹˈiːz], \p_ˈa_p_eɪ_v_ə ɹ_ˈiː_z]\
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(Red) corn poppy, abundant in western Asia, in northern Africa, and throughout Europe. The petals, which have a heavy odor, when fresh, and a somewhat bitter taste, are the red poppy petals of pharmacy, the rheados petala of the Br. Ph. They contain rheadin and probably meconic acid, but no morphin.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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