Daphne
- noun
- /ˈdæfni/
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- The garden was filled with fragrant flowers from the Daphne shrubs, attracting many visitors.
Examples
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Many different types of shrubs can be used to fill out and bring color to a garden, including daphnes, hydrangea, ceanothus, and azaleas.
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So the next shade is Daphne and this one is a golden olive green.
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Every spring, the Daphne plants bloom, filling the air with their delightful scent.
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She chose Daphne for her garden because of its lovely foliage and beautiful flowers.
Compounds
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A low evergreen shrub with tight groups of pink or deep rose flowers that smell nice
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A group of trees, shrubs, and small plants with tough bark that grow in Australia and tropical Africa
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A bush with shiny thick leaves and small yellow-green flowers often found in woods
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A small European bush that loses its leaves, with purple flowers and poisonous red berries and twigs
A small European shrub with fragrant lilac flowers that bloom early and red poisonous berries
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The plant name Daphne comes from the Greek Daphnē, meaning 'laurel'. Gardeners named these fragrant shrubs Daphne because their scent or look reminds people of the laurel, so the plant's name keeps that connection.