jonquil

jon·quil

J0062300 (jŏng′kwəl, jŏn′-)n. Any of several yellow-flowered daffodils, especially Narcissus jonquilla, having long narrow leaves and fragrant flowers with a short corona.

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[French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, from Old Spanish, from diminutive of junco, rush, from Latin iuncus, rush, reed; akin to Middle Irish aín, rushes (from Old Irish *oín, from Proto-Celtic *yoini-).]

jonquil

(ˈdʒɒŋkwɪl) n1. (Plants) a Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus jonquilla with long fragrant yellow or white short-tubed flowers2. (Plants) any of various other small daffodil-like plants[C17: from French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, diminutive of junco reed; see junco]

jon•quil

(ˈdʒɒŋ kwɪl, ˈdʒɒn-)

n. a narcissus, Narcissus jonquilla, having long, narrow leaves and yellow or white flowers. [1620–30; < French jonquille < Sp junquillo, derivative of junc(o) rush, reed < Latin juncus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jonquil - widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowersNarcissus jonquillanarcissus - bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
	2.	jonquil - often used colloquially for any yellow daffodildaffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus - any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

Translations

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