mezereon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
    Daphne mezereum; February daphne.

WordNet

Me*ze"re*on noun
Etymology
F. mézéréon, Per. mazriy&umac;n.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A small European shrub (Daphne Mezereum), whose acrid bark is used in medicine.

Webster 1913