Definition of daffodil in English:
daffodil
noun ˈdafədɪlˈdæfəˌdɪl
A bulbous European plant which typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre (corona).
Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): several species, in particular the common Narcissus pseudonarcissus and its varieties. See also lent lily, narcissus
- If crocuses and daffodils mark the beginnings of spring, tulips are surely its climax.
- Squirrels and other small creatures won't eat daffodils or other narcissi bulbs.
- It's May again and the daffodils rear their predictable sunny, yellow heads.
- Volunteers are urgently needed to help plant daffodils and tulips bulbs.
- A few inexpensive pots of snazzy red tulips, golden daffodils or purple crocus can brighten a dreary spring day.
- The leek and the daffodil are also important Welsh symbols.
- Laurel trees are budding and also daffodils and snowdrops are in bloom.
- The narcissi, snowdrops and primuli are in bloom and the daffodils are starting to shoot.
- Yellow is the most cheerful of all colours, which is why it is so lovely to have daffodils and jonquils in the garden.
- Fall is the time to plant the tulips, daffodils and hyacinths that bloom in the spring.
- Splashes of yellow and pink are supplied by clumps of daffodils and bergenia.
- The city will reap the benefit in the spring when daffodils and crocus give the city's parks and verges a splash of colour.
- Bulb flowers such as daffodils should have their stems snipped across at an angle.
- On the way home we passed through a universe of early spring flowers - snowdrops and daffodils for the most part.
- Snowdrops are in full bloom, and daffodils and hyacinth are following fast.
- The school grounds will soon be awash with bright yellow daffodils as the flowers emerge from their bulbs.
- Many hardy bulbs, such as daffodils, perennialize well and can be left in the ground to flower year after year.
- This daffodil produces a yellow flower with an extremely long trumpet.
- The villagers have come from their gardens and planted the roadsides with daffodils.
- The crocuses and daffodils have come and gone, the magnolias and cherry trees are in bloom.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see asphodel). The initial d- is unexplained.
Definition of daffodil in US English:
daffodil
nounˈdæfəˌdɪlˈdafəˌdil
A bulbous plant that typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped center (corona).
Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): several species, in particular the common N. pseudonarcissus and its varieties. See also narcissus
- Fall is the time to plant the tulips, daffodils and hyacinths that bloom in the spring.
- The villagers have come from their gardens and planted the roadsides with daffodils.
- The crocuses and daffodils have come and gone, the magnolias and cherry trees are in bloom.
- Many hardy bulbs, such as daffodils, perennialize well and can be left in the ground to flower year after year.
- Splashes of yellow and pink are supplied by clumps of daffodils and bergenia.
- A few inexpensive pots of snazzy red tulips, golden daffodils or purple crocus can brighten a dreary spring day.
- The city will reap the benefit in the spring when daffodils and crocus give the city's parks and verges a splash of colour.
- Laurel trees are budding and also daffodils and snowdrops are in bloom.
- Volunteers are urgently needed to help plant daffodils and tulips bulbs.
- This daffodil produces a yellow flower with an extremely long trumpet.
- Yellow is the most cheerful of all colours, which is why it is so lovely to have daffodils and jonquils in the garden.
- Squirrels and other small creatures won't eat daffodils or other narcissi bulbs.
- The narcissi, snowdrops and primuli are in bloom and the daffodils are starting to shoot.
- On the way home we passed through a universe of early spring flowers - snowdrops and daffodils for the most part.
- If crocuses and daffodils mark the beginnings of spring, tulips are surely its climax.
- The school grounds will soon be awash with bright yellow daffodils as the flowers emerge from their bulbs.
- Snowdrops are in full bloom, and daffodils and hyacinth are following fast.
- Bulb flowers such as daffodils should have their stems snipped across at an angle.
- It's May again and the daffodils rear their predictable sunny, yellow heads.
- The leek and the daffodil are also important Welsh symbols.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see asphodel). The initial d- is unexplained.