English Explanatory Dictionary

meon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. spignel, Meum athamanticum
  2. something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence
name
  1. A river in Hampshire, England, which empties into the Solent.

Word forms

meon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

Synonyms

meu meum baldmoney maldmoney spignel spicknel spiknel spikenel bearwort bear-wort bear's wort

Derived words

East Meon West Meon
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