daffodil

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
2. (countable, uncountable) A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

Adj

Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

Synonyms

narcissus

jonquil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Narcissus

daffadowndilly

Translations

narcisse

narciso

Narzisse

narciso

Osterglocke

jonquille

Osterblume

narciso

narcis

nergis

fulya

zerrin

narcissus

ασφόδελος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæfəˌdɪl/

Etymology

Variant of Middle English affodill (“ramson”), from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos), of Pre-Greek origin. The initial d- is perhaps from merging of the article in Dutch de affodil, the Netherlands being a source for bulbs (compare adder, apron, newt, nickname, orange and umpire for this rebracketing process). Doublet of asphodel.