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Meaning of DAPHNE

Pronunciation:  'dafnee

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
  2. [n]  any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
 

DAPHNE is a 6 letter word that starts with D.

 

 See Also: bush, Daphne cneorum, Daphne laureola, Daphne mezereum, February daphne, garland flower, genus Daphne, mezereon, nymph, shrub, spurge laurel, wood laurel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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