daffodil

daf-fo-dil · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A bulbous spring-flowering plant with bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers, native to western Europe.

  2. 2.

    A bright yellow color resembling that of the flower.

Forms

plural: daffodils

Related words

See also: crocus, narcissus, tulip
Synonyms: jonquil, narcissus

Etymology

From Dutch de affodil, from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos, referring to a type of lily.