English Explanatory Dictionary

daffodil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
  2. A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
adj
  1. Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
name
  1. A female given name from English.

Pronunciation

/ˈdæfəˌdɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-daffodil.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-daffodil.wav

Word forms

daffodil daffodils affodill daffadil more daffodil most daffodil

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.

Related words

daff

Derived words

bunch-flowered daffodil checkered daffodil daffodil telephone hoop-petticoat daffodil lily daffodil Malabar daffodil orchid paper-white daffodil Peruvian daffodil poet's daffodil rush daffodil rush-leaved daffodil sea daffodil wild daffodil winter daffodil Sternbergia lutea
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