Meconism
meconism me·co·nism (mē’kə-nĭz’əm)
n.
Opium addiction or poisoning.
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[mi-koh-nee-uh m] /mɪˈkoʊ ni əm/ noun 1. the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells. 2. fecal mass released at pupation by the larvae of some insects. 3. the milky sap of the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy; crude opium. /mɪˈkəʊnɪəm/ noun 1. the dark […]
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/ˌmɛkəˈnɒpsɪs/ noun 1. any plant of the mostly Asiatic papaveraceous genus Meconopsis, esp M. betonicifolia (the Tibetan or blue poppy), grown for its showy sky-blue flowers. M. cambrica is the Welsh poppy