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Definition of asphodel in English: asphodelnoun ˈasfədɛlˈæsfəˌdɛl 1A Eurasian plant of the lily family, typically having long slender leaves and flowers borne on a spike. Genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, family Liliaceae. See also bog asphodel Example sentencesExamples - The sweet herbal aroma of bog myrtle drifts from the shallow mires that harbour a tangle of willows and silver-barked birch or are spattered yellow with asphodels.
- A large, yellow-flowered bladderwort sends stems several inches above the surface of the water, and the yellow asphodel is spectacular in late June and early July.
- Hopping across fallen blocks of masonry, dancing over the asphodels, offering piggy-back rides was one way of selling ancient history to two young girls.
- The plant, known as turkeybeard, or mountain asphodel, is a rare species of lily.
- Among them are turkey beard, golden-crest, and yellow asphodel.
2literary An everlasting flower said to grow in the Elysian fields.
Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek asphodelos; compare with daffodil. Definition of asphodel in US English: asphodelnounˈasfəˌdelˈæsfəˌdɛl 1A Eurasian plant of the lily family, typically having long slender leaves and flowers borne on a spike. Genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, family Liliaceae. See also bog asphodel Example sentencesExamples - The sweet herbal aroma of bog myrtle drifts from the shallow mires that harbour a tangle of willows and silver-barked birch or are spattered yellow with asphodels.
- The plant, known as turkeybeard, or mountain asphodel, is a rare species of lily.
- A large, yellow-flowered bladderwort sends stems several inches above the surface of the water, and the yellow asphodel is spectacular in late June and early July.
- Hopping across fallen blocks of masonry, dancing over the asphodels, offering piggy-back rides was one way of selling ancient history to two young girls.
- Among them are turkey beard, golden-crest, and yellow asphodel.
2literary An immortal flower said to grow in the Elysian fields.
Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek asphodelos; compare with daffodil. |