Meaning of DAPHNE
| Pronunciation: | | 'dafnee
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- [n] (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
- [n] any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
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| | See Also: | | bush, Daphne cneorum, Daphne laureola, Daphne mezereum, February daphne, garland flower, genus Daphne, mezereon, nymph, shrub, spurge laurel, wood laurel | |
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| | Definition: | | \Daph"ne\, n. [L., a laurel tree, from Gr. da`fnh.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and
with fragrant blossoms.
2. (Myth.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into
a laurel tree.
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