daphne
English
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Etymology
From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).
Noun
daphne (plural daphnes)
- Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
Hyponyms
- Chinese daphne (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- mezereon (Daphne mezereum)
- February daphne(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (Daphne mezereum) - flax-leaved daphne (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- spurge-laurel (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- lilac daphne(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- winter daphne (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
Translations
shrub in the genus Daphne
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References
- “*daphne”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.