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mecon

mecon noun: the opium poppy.

Noun

mecon (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The opium poppy.
  2. (archaic) Opium.

Origin of mecon

From Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”).

Words formed from mecon

Questions about mecon

What does mecon mean?
Mecon means the opium poppy.
What part of speech is mecon?
Mecon is a noun.

Words near mecon in the dictionary

  1. mecochirids
  2. mecometer
  3. mecometers
  4. mecometry
  5. mecomtronics
  6. mecon
  7. meconate
  8. meconates
  9. meconial
  10. meconic
  11. meconic acid

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