ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
mēcon: ōnis, f., = μήκων,
I a sort of poppy: tertium genus est tithymalon, mecona vocant, Plin. 20, 19, 80, § 209; App. Herb. 53; 91.
mēcōn, ōnis, f. (μήκων), euphorbe maritime : Plin. 20, 209
