DaphnadBot.|ˈdæfnəd| Lindley's name for plants of the family Thymelaceæ, including Daphne. So ˈDaphnalalliance, that containing the Daphnads and Laurels. 1847Lindley Veg.Kingd. 530. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 448 Daphnal Exogens, apetalous, or polypetalous.