Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Daphne"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Daphne \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
daphne
n 1: any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen
leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel
tree to escape the amorous Apollo [syn: {Daphne}]
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