Daphne
noun
- a feminine name
- Gr. Myth. a nymph who is changed by her father into a laurel tree so that she may escape Apollo's advances
- any of a genus (Daphne) of small evergreen shrubs of the mezereum family, with fragrant flowers
See Daphne in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dăfˈnē)
noun Any of several Eurasian shrubs of the genus Daphne often cultivated for their glossy evergreen foliage and clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers.
(dăfˈnē)
noun Greek Mythology A nymph who metamorphosed into a laurel tree as a means of escaping from Apollo.
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