Daffodil Definition
dăfə-dĭl
daffodils
noun
daffodils
Any of various plants (genus Narcissus) of the lily family with a typically yellow flower having a large, trumpetlike corona.
Webster's New World
The flower.
Webster's New World
A brilliant to vivid yellow.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Narcissus pseudonarcissus
adjective
Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
Wiktionary
pronoun
(rare) A female given name.
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Other Word Forms of Daffodil
Noun
Singular:
daffodil
Plural:
daffodilsOrigin of Daffodil
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Variant of Middle English affodill, from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphodelos), of unknown origin. The initial d- is perhaps from merging of the article in Dutch de affodil, the Netherlands being a source for bulbs. (Compare newt and nickname)
From Wiktionary
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Alteration of Middle English affodil from Latin asphodelus asphodel asphodel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the daffodil flower, used since the end of the 19th century.
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