Daphne

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Myth.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into
      a laurel tree.
      [1913 Webster]

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

DAPHNE
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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)

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

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