"sleep flower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleep flowers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleep flower (plural sleep flowers)
  1. (literary, poetic) A poppy, particularly the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, whose extract was traditionally used as a sleep aid. Tags: literary, poetic
    Sense id: en-sleep_flower-en-noun-FZB1GKp~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 52 48
  2. (fantasy) Any flower whose consumption, in whole or in part, causes the consumer to fall asleep. Categories (topical): Fantasy Synonyms: sleep-flower
    Sense id: en-sleep_flower-en-noun-2e5MgNaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 52 48 Topics: fantasy

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