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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024daf•fo•dil /ˈdæfədɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologya plant of the amaryllis family, esp. one having a yellow flower with a trumpetlike crown or top.
- Plant Biologythe flower itself.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024daf•fo•dil (daf′ə dil),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, of the amaryllis family, having solitary, yellow, nodding flowers that bloom in the spring.
- Plant Biology(formerly) any plant of the genus Narcissus.
- clear yellow;
canary.
adj. - of the color daffodil.
- Greek asphódelos asphodel
- Vulgar Latin affodillus, variant of asphodelus
- unexplained variant of Middle English affodile 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: daffodil /ˈdæfədɪl/ n - Also called: Lent lily a widely cultivated Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, having spring-blooming yellow flowers
- any other plant of the genus Narcissus
- a brilliant yellow colour
- (as adjective): daffodil paint
- a daffodil, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales
Etymology: 14th Century: from Dutch de affodil the asphodel, from Medieval Latin affodillus, variant of Latin asphodelus asphodel |