mezereum

noun

1. a low European shrub (Daphne mezereum) of the mezereum family, with clusters of pink or purple flowers in early spring
2. its dried bark, formerly used in liniments and in the treatment of some diseases

Etymology: ModL < LME mizerion < ML mezereon < Ar māzariyūn

adjective

designating a family (Thymelaeaceae, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous plants including daphne