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daffodil

[ daf-uh-dil ]

noun

  1. a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, of the amaryllis family, having solitary, yellow, nodding flowers that bloom in the spring.
  2. (formerly) any plant of the genus Narcissus.
  3. clear yellow; canary.


adjective

  1. of the color daffodil.

daffodil

/ ˈ»åæ´ÚÉ™»åɪ±ô /

noun

  1. Also calledLent lily a widely cultivated Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, having spring-blooming yellow flowers
  2. any other plant of the genus Narcissus
    1. a brilliant yellow colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      daffodil paint

  3. a daffodil, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daffodil1

1530–40; unexplained variant of Middle English affodile < Vulgar Latin affodillus, variant of asphodelus < Greek ²¹²õ±è³óó»å±ð±ô´Ç²õ asphodel
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daffodil1

C14: from Dutch de affodil the asphodel, from Medieval Latin affodillus, variant of Latin asphodelus asphodel
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Rare British daffodils may be hiding in plain sight in gardens and parks and experts want to track them down.

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Twin Peaks, a tiny town near Lake Arrowhead, has planted thousands of daffodil bulbs as part of the Julie Greer Daffodil Project.

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The family opened a second farm in Artesia for daffodils and daisies, before the suburban sprawl pushed them out.

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She experimented with drought-tolerant trees and shrubs including lavenders and even bulbs like daffodils, but “I began to realize that so much of what I planted wasn’t doing well,†she said.

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Just an hour and a half from Los Angeles there’s a mountain community where there are actual seasons: Warm summers, crisp autumns, snowy winters and resplendent springs complete with daffodils all around.

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