Any of several asphodels; esp. the yellow-flowered Asphodeline lutea, native to southern Europe and formerly cultivated for medicinal use. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > asphodels (11) affodill1440 Any of several asphodels; esp. the yellow-flowered Asphodeline lutea, native to southern Europe and formerly cultivated for medicinal use. Obsolete. daffodilly1538 The same as daffodil, n.: a poetic (and dialect) form. daffodil1548 The same as affodill, n.; the genus Asphodelus (formerly including some allied plants). Obsolete. asphodel1597 A genus of liliaceous plants with very handsome flowers, mostly natives of the south of Europe. The White Asphodel or King's Spear covers large… king's spear1597 any of various asphodels; esp. yellow asphodel, Asphodeline lutea. onion asphodel1597 a kind of asphodel with bulbous roots, probably Asphodelus fistulosus. knavery1640 The bog asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum (family Liliaceae or Natheciaceae), formerly thought harmful to sheep. Now rare. frodils1674 = affodill, n. 2. Scotch asphodel1771 = Scottish asphodel n. at Scottish, adj. n.compounds 4. ten o'clock1826 (a) an American name for Ornithogalum umbellatum, the flowers of which open late in the morning (Cent. Dict. 1891); (b) a name for Portulaca grandi… bog asphodel1881 |
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