DAPHNE

(Lat.), n. f. Kam(ch2am)-e(a3-e*)-da2f- (da3f)'ne(na). Gen.,chamcedaph'nes. Gr.,x v'n- Lit., dwarf laurel. 1. Of the ancients, the Ruscus aculeatus [Columella], the Daphne laureola [Dioscorides], and the Vinca major. 2. Of Lobel, the Daphne mezereum. 3. Of Mitchell, the genus Mitchell a. 4. Of Monch, a genus referred to Cas sandra. [B, 115, 121, 215.] [s. 197]