'Daphne Mezereum' definitions:
Definition of 'Daphne mezereum'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn: mezereon, February daphne, Daphne mezereum]
Definition of 'Daphne Mezereum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Daphne Mezereum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Daphne mezereum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Daphne mezereum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]