Definition of daphnes:
(n) :
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
(n) :
(Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
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(astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
(n) :
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.