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单词 asphodel
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•pho•del  (asfə del′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various southern European plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, of the lily family, having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various other plants, as the daffodil.
  • Greek asphódelos the asphodel. See daffodil
  • Latin asphodelus
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
asphodel /ˈæsfəˌdɛl/ n
  1. any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
  2. an unidentified flower of Greek legend, probably a narcissus, said to cover the Elysian fields
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos, of obscure origin
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