daffodil
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See also Daffodil
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin asphodelus.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
daffodil (comparative more daffodil, superlative most daffodil)
- Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
Noun[edit]
daffodil (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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daffodil colour:
- XIX c., Emily Dickinson, Where Ships of Purple — gently toss —
- Where Ships of Purple — gently toss —
- On Seas of Daffodil —
- Fantastic Sailors — mingle —
- And then — the Wharf is still!
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Translations[edit]
flower
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