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daffodil

daf·fo·dil [ ˈda-fə-ˌdil]

daffodil

noun

[ˈda-fə-ˌdil]

Definition of daffodil

: any of various perennial bulbous herbs (genus Narcissus) of the amaryllis family
especially : one whose flowers have a large corona elongated into a trumpet — compare jonquil, narcissus

Recent Examples on the Web

//Pansies, roses, daffodils, delphinium; her garden was a cascade of blossoms and color.
— courant.com, "Marilyn L. Spencer," 10 Nov. 2019
//Shop for mums, pansies, grasses, pumpkins, squashes, Fall decorating material, tulip and daffodil bulbs, etc.
— Felicia Dechter, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Gardening keeps growing through fall, which makes a great time to plant," 5 Sep. 2019
//It is known mainly for its fields of wild white narcissi (daffodils), swaths of which cover Golica and surrounding pastures in late April and early May.
— Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, "From Bob Marley to Falco: Twelve ambassadors choose the songs that best represent their countries," 5 Sep. 2019
//Interracial emoji couples were approved this year, but the emoji families remain the original daffodil yellow.
— Sophie Haigney, The New Yorker, "Should There Be an Emoji for Everything?," 22 July 2019
//There are festivals to honor books, films, cranberries, winter holidays, theater, daffodils (more than three million blossoms, planted prolifically as the large deer population will not eat these unsavory bulbs).
— Danica Farley, Orange County Register, "A whale of a time in Nantucket," 17 July 2019
//But in the absence of any games, the city has fully embraced the Welsh team and the nation's culture with flags of the Red Dragon flying high, daffodils on display and Welsh cakes being served.
— Ben Morse, CNN, "Rugby World Cup: How Wales created a home-away-from-home in Japan," 16 Sep. 2019
//Virtually everything else, from daffodils to crocuses, does best in free-draining soil, requiring dryness in summer dormancy.
— Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, "As summer’s heat wanes, it’s time to plan (and plant) for late-winter beauty," 4 Sep. 2019
//Spring in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is nothing less than an endowment from the natural world: flowering dogwoods and pink redbuds, daffodils, crocuses and winter jasmine infuse the already verdant landscape.
— Colleen Creamer, New York Times, "In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music," 19 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of daffodil

1548, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for daffodil

perhaps from Dutch de affodil the asphodel

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More Definitions fordaffodil

daffodil

noun

English Language Learners Definition of daffodil

: a yellow flower that blooms in the spring and that has a center that is shaped like a long tube

daffodil

noun

daf·fo·dil | \ ˈda-fə-ˌdil \

Kids Definition of daffodil

: a plant that grows from a bulb and has long slender leaves and usually yellow or white flowers with petals whose inner parts are arranged to form a trumpet-shaped tube