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daphne (shrub)

Definition:

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

Class:

plant noun (plants and fungi)

Plurals:

daphne* | daphnes
(* daphne may be used in a singular or plural context)

Original source:

WordNet

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Columbia:

daphne

Summary:

common name for, and genus name of, certain low deciduous or evergreen shrubs native to Eurasia. In the United States several naturalized species are ...  (24 of 92 words)

Encarta:

daphne | daphnes [plural]

Summary:

a cultivated bush with glossy evergreen leaves. Flowers: fragrant, bell-shaped, pink or purplish. Native to: Europe, Asia. Genus Daphne.  (19 of 42 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Wiktionary:

daphne | daphnes [plural]

Summary:

[botany] Any one of least 50 species of shrub of the Thymelaeaceae family, some of which are grown as ornamentals.  (20 of 27 words, 1 image, 1 etymology)

Random House:

mezereum | daphne | Daphne mezereum [species]

Summary:

a shrub native to Eurasia, having clusters of fragrant purplish flowers. Also,"mezereon"  (12 of 24 words, pronunciation)

Wikipedia:

Shrub | bush

Summary:

distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as lavender, ...  (42 of 987 words, 2 images)

Britannica:

shrub

Summary:

any woody plant that has several stems, none dominant, and is usually less than 3 m tall. When much-branched and dense, it may be called a bush. ...  (27 of 103 words)

Merriam-Webster:

shrub

Summary:

a low usually several-stemmed woody plant  (6 of 38 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

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