meconium

me·co·ni·um  (m-kn-m)

n.

A dark green fecal material that accumulates in the fetal intestines and is discharged at or near the time of birth.

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[Latin mcnium, poppy juice, from Greek mknion, from mkn, poppy.]

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meconium [mɪˈkəʊnɪəm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the dark green mucoid material that forms the first faeces of a newborn infant

2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) opium or the juice from the opium poppy

[from New Latin, from Latin: poppy juice (used also of infant's excrement because of similarity in colour), from Greek mēkōneion, from mēkōn poppy]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

meconium - thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels