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daphne

Main Entry:: daph·ne
Pronunciation:: \ˈdaf-nē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, laurel, from Greek daphnē
Date:: circa 1841

: any of a genus (Daphne) of Eurasian shrubs of the mezereon family with apetalous flowers whose colored calyx resembles a corolla

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