mə̇ˈkōnēəm noun
( -s )
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