daphne, native

an Australian timber, Myoporum viscorum, R. Br., N.O. Myoporineae;called also Dogwood and Waterbush.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 575:

«Native Daphne. . . . Timber soft and moderately light, yettough. It is used for building purposes. It dresses well, andis straight in the grain.»

Daphne
DAPHNE(Δάφνη), a celebrated grove and sanctuary of Apollo, near Antioch in Syria. [ANTIOCHEIA] Both ...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
daphne
dā̆phne (Inscr. freq. DAPHINE, v. Ritschl, Opusc. Phil. 2, 483 sq.), ēs, f., = δάφνη, I the laurel...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Daphne
·noun A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree. II. Daphne ·noun A genus of...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
native daphne
n. See daphne. ...

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