DAPHNE


Meaning of DAPHNE in English

[ 'dafni ]

■ noun a small, typically evergreen shrub with sweet-scented flowers. [Genus Daphne .]

Origin

ME (denoting the laurel or bay tree): from Gk daphnē , from the name of Daphne , a nymph in Gk mythology who was turned into a laurel bush.

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