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[syn: mezereon, February daphne, Daphne mezereum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mezereon \Me*ze"re*on\, n. [F. m['e]z['e]r['e]on, Per.
m[=a]zriy[=u]n.] (Bot.)
A small European shrub (Daphne Mezereum), whose acrid bark
is used in medicine.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Umbelliferone \Um`bel*lif"er*one\, n. (Chem.)
A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in
the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also
obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the
Umbelliferae, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous
to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin. Its strong
fluorescence under ultraviolet light makes it useful in
analytical biochemistry, as, for example, to detect
phosphatase activity by hydrolysis of umbelliferyl phosphate.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Daphnin \Daph"nin\, n. [Cf. F. daphnine.] (Chem.)
(a) A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon
(Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential
principle of the plant. [R.]
(b) A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a
glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and
Daphne alpina.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Daphne mezereum
n 1: small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored
flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn:
mezereon, February daphne, Daphne mezereum]