mezereon
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mezereon
- /məˈzɪəriən/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin mezereon, mezereum, from Arabic مَازَرْيُون (māzaryūn).
noun mezereons · mezerion
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An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit.
We, Greville, are happy in these parks and forests: we were happy in my close winter-walk of box and laurustinus and mezereon. In our earlier days did we not emboss our bosoms with the crocusses, and shake them almost unto shedding with our transports!
Similar: February daphne, mezereum, spurge olive
- The dried bark of this plant, once used as a vesicant.
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noun shrub
| Español | mezereón |
|---|---|
| Português | mezereão |
| Français | mézéréon |
| Deutsch | Seidelbast, Kellerhals |
| Română | tulichină |
| Русский | волчея́годник обыкнове́нный volčejágodnik obyknovénnyj, во́лчник обыкнове́нный vólčnik obyknovénnyj, во́лчье лы́ко vólčʹje lýko |
| العربية | مَازَرْيُون māzaryūn |
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title = {mezereon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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