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noun any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
noun (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē)bor. English Daphne Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
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