Daphne

Daph·ne

D0026000 (dăf′nē)n. Greek Mythology A nymph who metamorphosed into a laurel tree as a means of escaping from Apollo.

daph·ne

D0026000 (dăf′nē)n. Any of several Eurasian shrubs of the genus Daphne, often cultivated for their glossy evergreen foliage and clusters of small, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.

[Latin daphnē, laurel, from Greek.]

daphne

(ˈdæfnɪ) n (Plants) any shrub of the Eurasian thymelaeaceous genus Daphne, such as the mezereon and spurge laurel: ornamentals with shiny evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers. See also laurel⁴[via Latin from Greek: laurel]

Daphne

(ˈdæfnɪ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph who was saved from the amorous attentions of Apollo by being changed into a laurel tree

Daph•ne

(ˈdæf ni)

n. 1. a nymph of Greek myth who, fleeing Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree. 2. (l.c.) any of various Eurasian shrubs belonging to the genus Daphne, of the family Thymelaeacea [< Latin Daphnē < Greek dáphnē laurel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	daphne - any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowersgenus Daphne - usually evergreen Eurasian shrubsDaphne cneorum, garland flower - widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowersDaphne laureola, spurge laurel, wood laurel - bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowersDaphne mezereum, February daphne, mezereon - small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigsbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	Daphne - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous ApolloGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksnymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

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Daphne

(dăf`nē), in Greek mythology, a nymph. She was loved by Apollo and by Leucippus, a mortal who disguised himself as a nymph to be near her. When Leucippus betrayed his sex while bathing, the nymphs tore him to pieces. Apollo then pursued Daphne, who prayed to Gaea for aid and was changed into a laurel tree.

daphne,

common name for, and genus name of, certain low deciduous or evergreen shrubs native to Eurasia. In the United States several naturalized species are cultivated for their handsome foliage and fragrant flowers, e.g., D. mezereum and D. laureola, commonly called spurge-laurel and olive-spurge respectively but unrelated to the true spurge or laurel. The dried bark of D. mezereum was used medicinally, but the plant is poisonous. D. genkwa has been used in China as an effective abortifacient. Daphnes are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Myrtales, family Thymelaeaceae.

Daphne

a genus of plants of the family Thymeleaceae. There are about 80 species, growing mainly in the temperate belt of Europe and Asia. In the USSR there are more than 15 species. All of them are small shrubs with few branches. The flowers are white, rose, or yellow, with four petals grown together at the base in the shape of a tube that are similar in appearance to lilac flowers. The species most widely occurring in the USSR is the spurge olive, or dwarf bay. The rose daphne grows in Poles’e, and the closely related Julian daphne grows on the cretaceous slopes of the Central Russian uplands.

Daphne

in Greek mythology, a nymph. Pursued by Apollo, who was enamored of her. Daphne begged her father—the river god Peneus—for help, and he turned her into a laurel tree (Greek, dáphnè—laurel). The myth of Daphne has served as a subject in poetry (Metamorphoses of Ovid), painting, and sculpture (N. Poussin and G. L. Bernini, among others).

Daphne

Apollo’s attempted rape represents dawn fleeing daylight. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 72; Jobes, 414]See: Dawn

daphne

traditional symbol of fame. [Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 414]See: Fame

Daphne

turned into laurel tree to escape Apollo. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 75]See: Transformation

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daphne

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noun any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

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genus Daphne
Daphne cneorum
garland flower
Daphne laureola
spurge laurel
wood laurel
Daphne mezereum
February daphne
mezereon
bush
shrub

noun (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo

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Greek mythology
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