Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers;
2.
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Daphne \Daph"ne\, n. [L., a laurel tree, from Gr. da`fnh.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and
with fragrant blossoms.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Myth.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into
a laurel tree.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
daphne
n 1: any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly
evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel
tree to escape the amorous Apollo
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
DAPHNE
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Daphne, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 16581
Housing Units (2000): 7222
Land area (2000): 13.474516 sq. miles (34.898836 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.629579 sq. miles (1.630601 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 14.104095 sq. miles (36.529437 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19648
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 30.631289 N, 87.886440 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36526
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Daphne, AL
Daphne