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Morphine, which is used as an analgesic is obtained from [a]cinchona officinalis [b]papaver somniferum [c]taxus brevifolia [d]berberis nilghiriensis

A

Chinchona officinalis

B

papaver somniferum

C

Taxus brevifolia

D

Berberis nilghiriensis

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