μήκων

mekon

poppy

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 12
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Book IV 9
Chapter 2 525a30–527a35

526b32
527a24

Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

529a5
529a10
529a11
529a29
529b10
530a15

Chapter 6 531a8–531b19

531a16
Book V 2
Chapter 15 546b15–548a21

547a16
547a24
Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

627b18
On Colours 3
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Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

796a26
796a31
796b15
Parts of Animals 3
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Book IV 3
Chapter 5 678a27–682a34

679b10
679b12
680a21
On Sleep 1
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Chapter 3 456a30–458a32

456b30

Dictionary (LSJ)

μήκων, Dor., Arc. μάκ-, Theoc. 7.157, IG 5(2).514.16 (Lycosura, ii B. C.): ωνος, ἡ (ὁ Arist. (v. infr. II.2), Polem.Hist. 88, Polyaen. 8.6.1):—A. poppy, esp. opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, μήκων δʼ ἑτέρωσε κάρη βάλεν ἐνὶ κήπῳ Il. 8.306, cf. Ar. Av. 160, Thphr. HP 1.12.2 (s. v.l.), Theoc.l.c.; μάκωνσι λευκαῖς IGl.c.; μ. ἥμερος, κηπευτή, Dsc. 4.64, Gal. 6.548; μ. Ἡρακλεία frothy poppy, Silene venosa, Thphr. HP 9.12.5; μ. ἀφρώδης Dsc. 4.66; μ. κερατῖτις horned poppy, Glaucium flavum, Thphr. HP 9.12.3, Dsc. 4.65 (but = λεοντοπέταλον, Ps.-Dsc. 3.96); μ. μέλαινα corn poppy, Papaver Rhoeas, Thphr. HP 9.11.9, Dsc. 4.64 (μέλας Ps.-Dsc.ibid.); μ. ῥοιάς P. hybridum, Thphr. HP 9.12.4, Dsc. 4.63; μ. ἀγρία, = μ. μέλαινα, ib.64; μ. ἀγριωτέρα windrose, Papaver argemone, ibid. 2. a single poppy-seed, Archim. Aren. 2.4; collectively, μ. ἁδρά Hp. Mul. 2.192; μ. μεμελιτωμένη Th. 4.26; ὀπὸς μήκωνος opium, Asclep. ap. Gal. 14.138, etc. 3. poppy-head, Thphr. HP 4.8.10: as an architectural ornament, Paus. 5.20.5. II. quasiliver of testaceous animals (ὀστρακηρά), Arist. HA 530a15, 547a16. 2. ink-bag of the cuttle-fish, Id. Fr. 334 (masc.), Ael. NAap.Suid. III. a metallic sand, Poll. 7.100. IV. the part of the ear at the root under the lobe, Id. 2.86. V. μ. ἀφρώδης, = πέπλος, spurge, Dsc. 4.167; so μ. alone, as a purgative, freq. in Hp., Mul. 2.124, 192, al., Morb. 3.16; ὀπὸς μήκωνος Mul. 2.201; μ. alone, = τιθυμαλλίς, Dsc. 4.164. (Etym. dub.; OHG. māgo, Germ. mohn , OSlav.makû are prob. borrowed.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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