Definitions

1. noun

a small, evergreen shrub or tree of the laurel family, native to the Mediterranean region.

“The garden featured a beautiful daphne bush with white flowers.”

2. proper noun

a character in Greek mythology, daughter of Peneus and Dryad, who was transformed into a laurel tree by Apollo.

“In the myth, Daphne was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the advances of Apollo.”

3. proper noun

a genus of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae.

“The species Daphne bholua is a type of daphne found in the Himalayas.”