"daphne" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
subtypes:
- daphne cneorum, garland flower - widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers
- daphne laureola, spurge laurel, wood laurel - bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
- daphne mezereum, february daphne, mezereon - small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
belongs to: genus daphne - usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs
referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

is a type of: nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden