1. μήκων · mēkōn — Beekes
poppy, Papaver somniferum, poppy-head
The corpus record
μήκων
mekon
poppy, Papaver somniferum, poppy-head
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- De Somno et Vigilia 1 · 3.36/10k
- Birds 1 · 0.94/10k
- Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k
- History 1 · 0.07/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
2. μήκων · mēkōn — Chantraine
Féminins en -μηστρα, comme Κλυταιμήστρα, cf
3. μήκων · mēkōn — Chantraine
f
4. μήκων · mēkōn — Chantraine
de plantes, etc
5. μήκων · mēkōn — Frisk
Mohn, Papaver somniferum, Mohnkorn, -kopf, -saft
6. μήκων · mēkōn — LSJ
poppy, opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, frothy poppy, Silene venosa
Attestations
- μήκων · mēkōn Iliad 8.306
- μήκων · mēkōn Aristotle, De Somno et Vigilia (DIORISIS sentence 56)
- μήκωνι · mēkōni Herodotus, Histories 2.92.2 (DIORISIS sentence 2168)
- μήκωνα · mēkōna Thucydides, History 4.26.8 (DIORISIS sentence 2711)
- μήκωνα · mēkōna Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 151)
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 993; entry #4060 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 711; entry #5265 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1197; entry #3864
Review: Under source audit
OCR root-candidate values are withheld pending source verification, rights review, and scholarly review. No root, reconstruction, cognate, or historical relationship is asserted here.
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