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daffodil
(daf′ə dil′)
noun
- any of various plants (genus Narcissus) of the lily family with a typically yellow flower having a large, trumpetlike corona
- the flower
Origin: ME affodille < ML affodillus < LL asphodelus < Gr asphodelos: initial d- < ?
See daffodil in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Narcissus, especially N. pseudonarcissus, having showy, usually yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central corona.b. The flower of this plant.
- A brilliant to vivid yellow.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English affodil
Origin: , from Latin asphodelus, asphodel; see asphodel
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