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< Latin Daphnē < Greek dáphnē laurel
< Latin Daphnē < Greek dáphnē laurel
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Daphne
is always a great word to know.
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| a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with the whirlpool Charybdis |
| the abode of the blessed after death |
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| daphne (ˈdæfnɪ) | |
| —n | |
| See also laurel 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 | |
| [via Latin from Greek: laurel] | |
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Daphne
fem. proper name, from Gk. daphne "laurel, bay tree;" in mythology the name of a nymph, daughter of the river Peneus, metamorphosed into a laurel by Gaia to save her from being ravished as she was pursued by Apollo.
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