mezereon

me·ze·re·on

M0263000 (mə-zîr′ē-ən) or me·ze·re·um (-əm)n.1. A poisonous Eurasian ornamental shrub (Daphne mezereum) having fragrant lilac-purple flowers and small scarlet fruit.2. The dried bark of this plant, formerly used for medicinal purposes.

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[Middle English mizerion, from Medieval Latin mezereon, from Arabic māzaryūn, of Persian origin.]

mezereon

(mɛˈzɪərɪən) n1. (Plants) a Eurasian thymelaeaceous shrub, Daphne mezereum, with fragrant early-blooming purplish-pink flowers and small scarlet fruits2. (Plants) another name for mezereum[C15: via Medieval Latin from Arabic māzaryūn]

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mezereon - small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigsDaphne mezereum, February daphnedaphne - any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowersmezereum - the dried bark of the shrub mezereon

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