n.
Pronunciation: mi- ' k ō -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: L, literally, poppy juice, from Greek m ē k ō nion, from m ē k ō n poppy; akin to Old High German mago poppy
Date: circa 1706
: a dark greenish mass that accumulates in the bowel during fetal life and is discharged shortly after birth