mecon

/ˈmiːkɒn/

Definitions

1. noun

A mecon is a type of poisonous plant, specifically the meconopsis, or also, the dried dung of a fetus.

“The mecon of the newborn baby was expelled after birth.”

2. verb

To mecon is to excrete dried fetal dung, or to cause something to become meconized.

“The fetus’s body meconsed and then expelled the mecon.”

Synonyms

  • dried fetal dung

Antonyms

  • fetal waste