daphne
English Thesaurus
1. (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | nymph, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
2. any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | bush, shrub, |
| definition | : | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | daphne cneorum, garland flower, |
| definition | : | widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus daphne, |
| definition | : | usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs (noun.plant) |
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