amapola con goma
English translation: poppy gum
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|  Selected response from: Yolanda Broad United States Local time: 17:46 | ||||||
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poppy gum Explanation: Here's an example: Miami Herald: Experts say most kids join voluntarily, ... ... on a child labor force. Thousands of nimble-fingered kids pick the coca leaves and harvest the poppy gum that provide the raw material for cocaine and heroin. ... www.herald.com/content/archive/specialreport/docs/058718.ht... And an explanation (from my "vast" store of knowlege)--opium is obtained by cutting the poppy pod, causing a milky substance to ooze out (the same way milkweed does). Google search results (7,470 hits): www.google.com/search?q=%2Bpoppy%2Bgum |
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