mezereon

See also: mézéréon

English

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Etymology

From Arabic مَازَرْيُون (māzaryūn).

Noun

mezereon (countable and uncountable, plural mezereons)

  1. An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit.
  2. The dried bark of this plant, once used as a vesicant.

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