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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•co•ni•um (mi kō′nē əm),USA pronunciation n. - Physiologythe first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- Insectsfecal mass released at pupation by the larvae of some insects.
- Drugs, Botanythe milky sap of the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy;
crude opium.
- Greek mēkó̄nion, diminutive of mé̄kōn poppy
- Latin
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: meconium /mɪˈkəʊnɪəm/ n - the dark green mucoid material that forms the first faeces of a newborn infant
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Latin: poppy juice (used also of infant's excrement because of similarity in colour), from Greek mēkōneion, from mēkōn poppy |