mezereon

/ mɛˈzɪərɪən /

noun

1. a Eurasian thymelaeaceous shrub, Daphne mezereum, with fragrant early-blooming purplish-pink flowers and small scarlet fruits
2. another name for mezereum

Word History and Origins

Origin of mezereon¹

C15: via Medieval Latin from Arabic māzaryūn

Example Sentences

Both the alcoholic and ethereal extract of mezereon must be kept in stoppered bottles.

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Daphne mezereum, the mezereon—in Selborne Hanger among the shrubs, at the south-east end above the cottages.

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Bulbs were pushing up in the garden, and the daphne mezereon was out already in the warm corner near the bee-hives.

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The principles of Capsicum and Mezereon are very similar in their chemical nature to the true resins.

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The mezereon differs in blossoming before the leaves are produced, while the flowers are lilac instead of green.

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