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English noun: daphne | |||
| 1. | daphne (plant) any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Daphne cneorum, Daphne laureola, Daphne mezereum, February daphne, garland flower, mezereon, spurge laurel, wood laurel | ||
| Member meronym | genus Daphne | ||
| 2. | Daphne (person) (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nymph | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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