daphne meaning

UK US /ˈdæfni/ 2 syllables

daphne (noun): any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers.

daphne has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

daphne as a noun

  1. any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

    Type of: shrub

    Kinds: garland flower, spurge laurel, mezereon

  2. (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo

    Type of: nymph

How to pronounce daphne

daphne is pronounced /ˈdæfni/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DA · words ending in NE · 6-letter words

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