mezereum

me·ze·re·on

(mə-zîr′ē-ən) or me·ze·re·um (-əm)

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.

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

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mezereum

(mɪˈzɪərɪəm) or

mezereon

(Plants) the dried bark of certain shrubs of the genus Daphne, esp mezereon, formerly used as a vesicant and to treat arthritis

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me•ze•re•um

(məˈzɪər i əm)

also me•ze•re•on

(-iˌɒn)

n.

1. a shrub, Daphne mezereum, of the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Eurasia, with clusters of fragrant purplish flowers.

2. the dried bark of the mezereum, formerly used for medicinal purposes.

[1470–80; (< New Latin) < Medieval Latin mezereon < Arabic māzaryūn < Persian]

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mezereum - the dried bark of the shrub mezereon

Daphne mezereum, February daphne, mezereon - small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs

bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

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