daffodilnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdæf.ə.dɪl/us/ˈdæf.ə.dɪl/a yellow, bell-shaped flower with a long stem that is commonly seen in the spring
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- catkin
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- foxglove
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- pansy
- posy
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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Examples from literature
- But he was also a bulb grower, and he was that before he was anything else and afterwards too, and the daffodil was a marvel of nature, a novelty, a thing beyond words to a connoisseur.
- The daffodils were planted exactly as the tulips, but the hyacinths were planted six inches deep, instead of four.
- The king was out, but the queen received the daffodils very graciously.
- Then across the low paling I saw the brilliant colors of tulips and daffodils.
- Things coming up in the garden, Peter contributed: "peonies, and long rows of daffodils...."