ਪੋਸਤ
posata/posata

Definition

ਫ਼ਾ. [پوست] ਪੋਸ੍ਤ. ਸੰਗ੍ਯਾ- ਛਿਲਕਾ। ੨. ਅਫੀਮ ਦੇ ਡੋਡੇ ਦਾ ਛਿੱਲ. ਦੇਖੋ, ਪੋਸਤ ਪੀਣਾ। ੩. ਤੁਚਾ. ਖੱਲ। ੪. ਅਫੀਮ ਦਾ ਬੂਟਾ.
Source: Mahankosh

Shahmukhi : پوست

Parts Of Speech : noun, masculine

Meaning in English

poppy husk, poppy pod; poppy plant Papaver orientale
Source: Punjabi Dictionary

POST

Meaning in English2

s. m, kin of anything; a poppy plant or a poppy-head (Papaver somniferum, Nat. Ord. Papaveraceæ) cultivated throughout the Province. The poppy heads and seeds are used medicinally as sedatives:—post anár, s. m. The bark of the stem of Punica granatum used medicinally:—post ber, s. m. Bark of the Beri:—post kikkar, s. m. Bark of Kikkar:—post turaṇj, s. m. Bark of orange.
Source:THE PANJABI DICTIONARY-Bhai Maya Singh