Jonquil Definition

jŏngkwəl, jŏn-
jonquils
noun
jonquils
A species of narcissus (Narcissus jonquilla) having relatively small yellow flowers with a very short crown, and long, slender leaves.
Webster's New World
Its bulb or flower.
Webster's New World
Any narcissus.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Narcissus jonquilla
pronoun
(rare) A female given name.
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Other Word Forms of Jonquil

Noun

Singular:
jonquil
Plural:
jonquils

Origin of Jonquil

  • Spanish junquilla from diminutive of junco reed from Latin iuncus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From jonquil; one of the flower names invented in the 19th century.

    From Wiktionary

Jonquil Sentence Examples

  • The hardier forms of this set thrive in the open border, but the smaller sorts, like Queen Ann's jonquil, are better taken up in autumn and replanted in February; they bloom freely about April or May.

  • A double form, very handsome on warm soils, is known as Queen Annes Jonquil.

  • Jonquil (Hybrid Narcissi Jonquilla) - Long known in gardens, and imported from Italy and Holland for forcing in pots.

  • The Jonquil, when strongly grown on a warm border, is handsome and very sweet-scented, and N. gracilis is the latest of all single Narcissi, as it blooms with N. poeticus fl.-pl. in May or early June.

  • The double Jonquil is rarely seen doing well in open ground, but as a pot-plant it is handsome.

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