(Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus. / (astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid. / A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

plural of daphne

(rare) Divination by laurel branches or trees, leaves etc.

(zoology) Any water flea of the family Daphniidae

plural of daphniid

Alternative spelling of Daphne

(organic chemistry) Any of a family of diterpenes, isolated from Daphne genkwa, some of which induce apoptosis.

(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.

(organic chemistry) A plant toxin originally isolated from the mezereon.