daphne

Meanings

Plural: daphnes

Noun

any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

Origin / Etymology

From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

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