a widely cultivated Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, having spring-blooming yellow flowers
2.
any other plant of the genus Narcissus
3.
a.
a brilliant yellow colour
b.
(as adjective)
daffodil paint
4.
a daffodil, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales
daffadowndilly in American English
(ˈdæfəˌdaʊnˈdɪli) or ˈdaffyˌdownˈdilly (ˈdæfəˌdaʊnˈdɪli)
nounWord forms: pluralˈdaffaˌdownˈdillies
OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
a daffodil
: also ˈdaffoˌdilly,
daffadowndilly in American English
(ˌdæfəˌdaunˈdɪli)
nounWord forms: plural-lies
chiefly Brit dialect
daffodil
Also: daffodowndilly
Word origin
[1565–75; by alter.]This word is first recorded in the period 1565–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: casing, excursion, idiom, node, volley