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daffodil definition
daf·fo·dil (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
Etymology: ME affodille < ML affodillus < LL asphodelus < Gr asphodelos: initial d- < ?
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