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Definition of Daphne mezereum

Daphne Mezereum
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 Umbellifer[ae], as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin.
Daphne mezereum
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 D. alpina.
Daphne mezereum
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 D. alpina.

Meaning of Daphne mezereum from wikipedia

- Daphne mezereum, commonly known as mezereum, mezereon, February daphne, spurge laurel or spurge olive, is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family...
- Rae Daphne luzonica C.B.Rob. Daphne macrantha Ludlow Daphne malyana Blečić Daphne mezereum L. Daphne miyabeana Makino Daphne modesta Rehder Daphne morrisonensis...
- genus Daphne—including the garland flower (Daphne cneorum); the February Daphne or mezereon (Daphne mezereum); and spurge laurel or wood laurel (Daphne laureola)...
- prickly box (Bursaria spinosa), and daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum). It is also found in dandelion coffee and olive bark. It is reported...
- exhibit no scent at all. It is one of two species of Daphne native to Great Britain, with Daphne mezereum. Both have a strong preference for alkaline soils...
- distribution with concentrations in Australia and tropical Africa. Daphne mezereum (sometimes called mezereon) is a plant native to Europe and western...
- emblica, Peganum harmala, Salsola kali, Prunus mahaleb, Datura metel, Daphne mezereum, Rheum ribes, Jasminum sambac, Cordia sebestena, Operculina turpethum...
- will often occur in the southeast and inland areas: examples being Daphne mezereum, Fragaria viridis, and spiked speedwell. Some eastern species common...
- Mezerein is a toxic diterpene ester found in the sap of Daphne mezereum and related plants. Plants of the genera Euphorbiaceae and Thymelaeaceae possess...
- medicine and are poisonous if eaten, acting as violent purges (e.g. Daphne mezereum). This toxicity is often related to the plants' containing phorbol...