[mɪˈkəʊnɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the dark green substance forming the first faeces of a newborn infant


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (denoting poppy juice): from Latin ‘opium, faeces of a newborn’, from Greek mēkōnion, from mēkōn ‘poppy’. The sense ‘faeces of a newborn’ dates from the early 18th century