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daffodil definition

daf·fo·dil (daf′ə dil′)

noun

  1. any of various plants (genus Narcissus) of the lily family with a typically yellow flower having a large, trumpetlike corona
  2. the flower

Etymology: ME affodille < ML affodillus < LL asphodelus < Gr asphodelos: initial d- < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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