ˈdaf(ˌ)nē noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, laurel, from Greek daphnē; akin to the non-Indo-European source of Latin laurus laurel
1. capitalized : a genus of Eurasian shrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) having tetramerous often fragrant apetalous flowers with a colored calyx resembling a corolla — see mezereon , spurge laurel
2. -s : any plant of the genus Daphne