asphodel

as·pho·del  (sf-dl)

n.

1.

a. Any of several chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus in the lily family, having linear leaves and elongate clusters of white, pink, or yellow flowers.

b. Any of several other plants, such as the bog asphodel.

2. In Greek poetry and mythology, the flowers of Hades and the dead, sacred to Persephone.

3. In early English and French poetry, the daffodil.

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[Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos.]

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asphodel [ˈæsfəˌdɛl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers Compare bog asphodel

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other plants, such as the daffodil

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) an unidentified flower of Greek legend, probably a narcissus, said to cover the Elysian fields

[from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos, of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

asphodel - any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber Jacob's rod - asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight Asphodeline lutea, king's spear, yellow asphodel - asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers

Translations

asphodel

n → Asphodelus m, → Affodill m