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单词 mezereum
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mezereum

[ muh-zeer-ee-uhm ]
/ məˈzɪər i əm /

noun

a shrub, Daphne mezereum, native to Eurasia, having clusters of fragrant purplish flowers.
Also me·ze·re·on [muh-zeer-ee-on]. /məˈzɪər iˌɒn/.
Also called daphne.

Origin of mezereum

1470–80; (<New Latin ) <Medieval Latin mezereon<Arabic māzaryūn<Persian

Words nearby mezereum

mézair, mezcal, mezcaline, meze, mezereon, mezereum, Mézières, mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine
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Example sentences from the Web for mezereum

  • Daphne mezereum, the mezereon—in Selborne Hanger among the shrubs, at the south-east end above the cottages.

    The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2|Gilbert White
  • A peculiar bitter principle, discovered by Vauquelin in the Daphne mezereum or mezereon.

    Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for mezereum

mezereum

mezereon

/ (mɪˈzɪərɪəm) /

noun

the dried bark of certain shrubs of the genus Daphne, esp mezereon, formerly used as a vesicant and to treat arthritis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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