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Daph⋅ne

  [daf-nee]
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–noun
1. Classical Mythology. a nymph who, when pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.
2. (lowercase) Botany. any Eurasian shrub belonging to the genus Daphne, certain species of which, as D. mezereum, are cultivated for their fragrant flowers.
3. a female given name.
Origin:
< L Daphnē < Gk dáphnē laurel
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me⋅ze⋅re⋅um

  [muh-zeer-ee-uhm]
–noun
a shrub, Daphne mezereum, native to Eurasia, having clusters of fragrant purplish flowers.
Also, me⋅ze⋅re⋅on  [muh-zeer-ee-on] .
Also called daphne.

Origin:
1470–80; (< NL) < ML mezereon < Ar māzaryūn < Pers
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daph·ne   (dāf'nē)   
n.  Any of several Eurasian shrubs of the genus Daphne often cultivated for their glossy evergreen foliage and clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers.

[Latin daphnē, laurel, from Greek.]
Daph·ne   (dāf'nē)   
n.   Greek Mythology
A nymph who metamorphosed into a laurel tree as a means of escaping from Apollo.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: daph·ne
Pronunciation: 'daf-(")nE
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of Eurasian shrubs (family Thymelaeaceae) thathave often fragrant flowers without petals and with a colored calyx resembling a corolla and that include the mezereon
2 : a plant of the genus Daphne

Main Entry: me·ze·re·um
Pronunciation: -E-&m
Function: noun
1 : MEZEREON
2 : the dried bark of various European shrubs of the genus Daphne and especially mezereon used externally as a vesicant and irritant
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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