daffodil

daf·fo·dil

D0004800 (dăf′ə-dĭl)n.1. 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.2. A brilliant to vivid yellow.

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

daffodil

(ˈdæfədɪl) n1. (Plants) Also called: Lent lily a widely cultivated Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, having spring-blooming yellow flowers2. (Plants) any other plant of the genus Narcissus3. (Colours) a. a brilliant yellow colourb. (as adjective): daffodil paint. 4. (Heraldry) a daffodil, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales[C14: from Dutch de affodil the asphodel, from Medieval Latin affodillus, variant of Latin asphodelus asphodel]

daf•fo•dil

(ˈdæf ə dɪl)

n. 1. any plant of the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, esp. species having solitary yellow flowers with a trumpetlike corona. 2. the flower itself. 3. clear yellow; canary. [1530–40; unexplained variant of Middle English affodile < Vulgar Latin affodillus, variant of asphodelus < Greek asphódelos asphodel]

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Noun

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daffodil - any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crownNarcissus pseudonarcissusnarcissus - bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clustersjonquil - often used colloquially for any yellow daffodilNarcissus papyraceus, paper white - a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter

Translations

水仙黄水仙

daffodil

(ˈdӕfədil) noun a kind of yellow spring flower which grows from a bulb. 黃水仙 黄水仙

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