English Explanatory Dictionary

asphodel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
  2. The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
name
  1. A former township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, merged into Asphodel-Norwood township in 1998.

Pronunciation

/ˈæsfədɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-asphodel.wav

Word forms

asphodel asphodels

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos). Doublet of daffodil.

Derived words

bog asphodel
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