mēcōnĭum, ii, n., = μηκώνιον.
I Poppy-juice , Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 202; 25, 12, 91, § 142.—
II A plant, called also peplis, Plin. 27, 12, 93, § 119.—
III The excrements of new-born children , Plin. 28, 4, 13, § 52.
·noun <<Opium>>. II. Meconium ·noun The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement. ...
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