Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

    Seidelbast

    во́лчий пе́рецvólčij pérec, во́лчье лы́коvólčʹje lýko, во́лчий я́годникvólčij jágodnik

More definitions
  • (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
  • any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Daphne is going to open a school.

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  2. Daphne will open a school.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
shrub in the genus Daphne:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
shrub in the genus Daphne:

Origin

From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

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Forms

plural: daphnes
Singulardaphne
Pluraldaphnes

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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