Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium ?

  1. Capsules

  2. Flowers

  3. Roots

  4. Leaf

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Explanation

Opium is extracted from the latex obtained by lightly scoring the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The capsules contain the milky fluid that dries into raw opium.