different between apollo vs daphne

English

Etymology

From Apollo.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p?l??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??p?lo?/
• Rhymes: -?l??
• Hyphenation: Apol?lo

Noun

apollo (plural apollos)

1. A very handsome young man.
2. (entomology) Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).

Translations

Further reading

• Apollo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• palolo

Italian

Etymology

From the name of the Greek god of beauty, Apollo, from Ancient Greek ??????? (Apóll?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?p?l.lo/
• Rhymes: -?llo

Noun

apollo m (plural apolli)

1. A young man of great beauty, an apollo.
2. Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings)

Synonyms

• (man of great beauty): adone
• apolline

Hypernyms

• (man): uomo, essere umano
• (butterfly): farfalla

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek ????? (dáphn?, “laurel”).

Noun

daphne (plural daphnes)

1. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

Derived terms

• Chinese daphne (Daphne genkwa)
• February daphne (Daphne mezereum)
• flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium)
• lilac daphne (Daphne genkwa)
• rose daphne (Daphne cneorum)
• winter daphne (Daphne odora)
• twin-flower daphne (Daphne pontica)

Translations

References

• *daphne at OneLook Dictionary Search