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Daphne (daf′nē)

noun

  1. a feminine name
  2. Gr. Myth. a nymph who is changed by her father into a laurel tree so that she may escape Apollo's advances
  3. any of a genus (Daphne) of small evergreen shrubs of the mezereum family, with fragrant flowers

Etymology: L < Gr daphnē, the laurel or bay tree

Daphne Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • different: Take the open path around the Conifer Lawn and nestling along the hornbeam hedge are a number of different daphnes.

Modifies a noun

  • koller: Her mother was all players to scientist daphne koller month of high.

Noun used with modifier

  • scientist: Her mother was all players to scientist daphne koller month of high.

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