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
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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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