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me·co·ni·um
\mə̇ˈkōnēəm\ noun
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Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, poppy juice, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn poppy — more at maw
1. : opium
2. [Latin, literally, poppy juice]
a. : a dark greenish mass of desquamated cells, mucus, and bile that accumulates in the bowel during fetal life and is discharged shortly after birth
b. [New Latin, from Latin] : a mass of fecal material discharged by some insect larvae at pupation |