daphne

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[ˈdafni], (Noun)

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- a small, typically evergreen Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers


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late Middle English (denoting the laurel or bay tree): from Greek daphnē, from the name of the nymph Daphne


[ˈdafni], (Noun)

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- a nymph who was turned into a laurel bush to save her from the amorous pursuit of Apollo


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