Daphne
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).
Proper noun
Daphne f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – the daphnes, Old World shrubs with scented flowers and poisonous berries.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Thymelaeaceae - family
Hyponyms
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References
- Daphne (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Daphne on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Daphne on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Daphne
- (Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
- 1594 William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II, Scene I :
- Run when you will, the story shall be chang'd; / Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; / The dove pursues the griffin
- 1594 William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II, Scene I :
- (astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1989 John Banville: The Book of Evidence: page 7:
- My wife. Daphne. Yes, that was, is, her name. For some reason people have always found it faintly comic. I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.
- 1989 John Banville: The Book of Evidence: page 7:
Translations
mythological dryad
Asteroid
female given name
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
Proper noun
Daphne
- a female given name from English
- (Greek mythology) a dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus
- (astronomy) the asteroid 41 Daphne
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Daphne.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Daphne f
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