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单词 asphodel
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Definition of asphodel in English:

asphodel

noun 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:

asphodel

nounˈasfəˌdelˈæsfəˌdɛl
  • 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.

 
 
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