mezereum

me·zereum

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

Origin of mezereum

Modern Latin from Late Middle English mizerion from Medieval Latin mezereon from Arabic m?zariy?n

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

Also me·ze′reon

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Mezereum, mezereon, a rather larger shrub, 2 to 4 ft.
It may hang from an apicilar placenta at the summit of the ovary, its apex being directed downwards, and is inverted or pendulous, as in Hippuris vulgaris; or from a parietal placenta near the summit, and then is suspended, as in Daphne Mezereum, Polygalaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

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