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daffodil
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daf·fo·dil  (df-dl)
n.
1.
a. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Narcissus, especially N. pseudonarcissus, having showy, usually yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central corona.
b. The flower of this plant.
2. A brilliant to vivid yellow.

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

daffodil [ˈdæfədɪl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Lent lily a widely cultivated Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, having spring-blooming yellow flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any other plant of the genus Narcissus
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a brilliant yellow colour
b.  (as adjective) daffodil paint
4. (History / Heraldry) a daffodil, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales
[from Dutch de affodil the asphodel, from Medieval Latin affodillus, variant of Latin asphodelus asphodel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.daffodildaffodil - any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
narcissus - bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
jonquil - often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil
Narcissus papyraceus, paper white - a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter
Translations
daffodil [ˈdæfədɪl] Nnarciso m

daffodil [ˈdæfədɪl] njonquille f

daffodil
nOsterglocke f, → Narzisse f

daffodil [ˈdæfədɪl] ntrombone m, giunchiglia
daffodil [ˈdæfədɪl] ntrombone m, giunchiglia

daffodil
n daffodil [ˈdӕfədil]
a kind of yellow spring flower which grows from a bulb. affodil, geel narsing نَرْجِس нарцис narcis påskelilje die Osterglocke ασφόδελος narciso kollane nartsiss گل نرگس narsissi jonquille נַרקִיס डैफोडिल, हल्का पीला नरगिस sunovrat,blijedožuta boja sárga nárcisz bunga dafodil hátíðalilja narciso 水仙 나팔수선화 narcizas dzeltenā narcise bunga dafodil narcis påskelilje żonkil narciso narcisă galbenă нарцисс narcis narcisa zelenkada påsklilja, gul narciss ดอกแดฟโฟดีล zerrin, nergis 黃水仙 блідо-жовтий нарцис بصلی پودوں سے بہار میں ہونے والا ایک زرد پھول thủy tiên hoa vàng

daffodil نرجس narcis påskelilje Osterglocke ασφόδελος narciso narsissi jonquille sunovrat narciso ラッパズイセン 수선화 narcis påskelilje żonkil narciso желтый нарцисс påsklilja ดอกแดฟโฟดีลมีสีเหลือง nergiz hoa thủy tiên 水仙


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