FEBRUARY DAPHNE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs

Synonyms:

Daphne mezereum; February daphne; mezereon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("February daphne" is a kind of...):

daphne (any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "February daphne"):

mezereum (the dried bark of the shrub mezereon)