"daphne" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: daphnes [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Daphne}} translingual Daphne, {{der|en|grc|δάφνη|t=laurel}} Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} daphne (plural daphnes)
  1. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals. Wikipedia link: Daphne (plant) Categories (lifeform): Malvales order plants Derived forms: Chinese daphne (taxonomic: Daphne genkwa), February daphne (taxonomic: Daphne mezereum), flax-leaved daphne (taxonomic: Daphne gnidium), lilac daphne (taxonomic: Daphne genkwa), rose daphne (taxonomic: Daphne cneorum), winter daphne (taxonomic: Daphne odora), twin-flower daphne (taxonomic: Daphne pontica) Translations (shrub in the genus Daphne): бясно дърво (bjasno dǎrvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), вълче лико (vǎlče liko) [neuter] (Bulgarian), lýkovec [masculine] (Czech), näsiä (Finnish), garou [masculine] (French), მაჯაღვერი (maǯaɣveri) (Georgian), Seidelbast [masculine] (German), boroszlán (Hungarian), citocacia [feminine] (Latin), wawrzynek [masculine] (Polish), dafne [feminine] (Portuguese), iederă albă [feminine] (Romanian), во́лчий пе́рец (vólčij pérec) [masculine] (Russian), во́лчье лы́ко (vólčʹje lýko) [neuter] (Russian), во́лчий я́годник (vólčij jágodnik) (Russian), волчея́годник (volčejágodnik) [masculine] (Russian), ли̏ковац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lȉkovac [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lykovec [masculine] (Slovak), volčína [feminine] (Slovene), volčín [masculine] (Slovene), tibast [common-gender] (Swedish)

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