chamaedaphne | (n) one species: leatherleaf, Syn. genus Chamaedaphne |
daphne | (n) any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers |
daphne | (n) (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo |
genus daphne | (n) usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs |
du maurier | (n) English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989), Syn. Dame Daphne du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier |
garland flower | (n) widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers, Syn. Daphne cneorum |
leatherleaf | (n) north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers, Syn. Chamaedaphne calyculata |
mezereon | (n) small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs, Syn. Daphne mezereum, February daphne |
spurge laurel | (n) bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers, Syn. Daphne laureola, wood laurel |
thymelaeaceae | (n) family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa, Syn. daphne family, family Thymelaeaceae |