daffodil

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daffodil

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

Origin of daffodil

Middle English affodille from Medieval Latin affodillus from Late Latin asphodelus from Classical Greek asphodelos: initial d- from uncertain or unknown; perhaps

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daffodil

noun

a. 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.
b. The flower of any of these plants.
A brilliant to vivid yellow.

Origin of daffodil

Alteration of Middle English affodil from Latin asphodelus asphodel ; see asphodel .

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Adjective

(comparative more daffodil, superlative most daffodil)

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

Noun

(plural daffodils)

A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus; the national flower of Wales.
A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

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Origin

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)

Proper noun

(rare) A female given name.

Origin

From the daffodil flower, used since the end of the 19th century.

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