Daphne,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daphne \Daph"ne\, n. [L., a laurel tree, from Gr. da`fnh.]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and
        with fragrant blossoms.
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     2. (Myth.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into


        a laurel tree.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  daphne
       n 1: any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen
            leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
       2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel
          tree to escape the amorous Apollo

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DAPHNE
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Daphne, AL (city, FIPS 19648)
    Location: 30.62693 N, 87.89729 W
    Population (1990): 11290 (4874 housing units)
    Area: 28.6 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 36526

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Daphne, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
     Population (2000):    16581
     Housing Units (2000): 7222
     Land area (2000):     13.474516 sq. miles (34.898836 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.629579 sq. miles (1.630601 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    14.104095 sq. miles (36.529437 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19648
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             30.631289 N, 87.886440 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     36526
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Daphne, AL
      Daphne