MEZEREON

mezereon, February daphne, Daphne mezereum

(noun) small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mezereon (countable and uncountable, plural mezereons)

An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit.

Synonyms: spurge olive, February daphne

The dried bark of this plant, once used as a vesicant.

Source: Wiktionary


Me*ze"re*on, n. Etym: [F. mézéréon, Per. mazriyun.] (Bot.)

Definition: A small European shrub (Daphne Mezereum), whose acrid bark is used in medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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