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Word: daphne (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • botany Any one of least 50 species of shrub of the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

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Proper noun:

  • female|from=Ancient Greek.
  • greekmyth A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

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