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:

adjective

Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

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pronoun

(rare) A female given name.

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Other Word Forms of Daffodil

Singular:

daffodil

Plural:

daffodils

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
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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