Daffodil definition
A brilliant to vivid yellow.
noun
Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Narcissus, especially one of the many cultivated varieties of N. pseudonarcissus, having showy, usually yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central corona.
noun
The flower of any of these plants.
noun
Any of various plants (genus Narcissus) of the lily family with a typically yellow flower having a large, trumpetlike corona.
noun
The flower.
noun
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Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
adjective
A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
noun
(rare) A female given name.
pronoun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
daffodil
Plural:
daffodilsOrigin of daffodil
- Alteration of Middle English affodil from Latin asphodelus asphodel asphodel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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
- From the daffodil flower, used since the end of the 19th century.
From Wiktionary