different between dryad vs daphne

English

Etymology

From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek ????? (Druás, “dryad”), from ???? (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a??d/, /?d?a?æd/

Noun

dryad (plural dryads)

1. (Greek mythology) A female tree spirit.

   Coordinate term: Meliai

   Hyponyms: Daphne, hamadryad

Translations

Further reading

• dryad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dardy

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