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jonquil

[ jong-kwil, jon- ]

noun

  1. a narcissus, Narcissus jonquilla, having long, narrow, rushlike leaves and fragrant, yellow or white flowers.


jonquil

/ ˈ»åÏôÉ’Å‹°ì·Éɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus jonquilla with long fragrant yellow or white short-tubed flowers
  2. any of various other small daffodil-like plants
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jonquil1

1620–30; < French jonquille < Spanish junquillo, equivalent to junc ( o ) rush, reed (< Latin juncus ) + -illo diminutive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jonquil1

C17: from French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, diminutive of junco reed; see junco
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In the South, daffodils are sometimes known as jonquils, because the jonquil was the one type of daffodil that could reliably grow in a climate with milder winters and hotter summers.

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Their tiny glass perfume flacons, worn on a chain around the neck, were adorned in enamel with ukiyo-e-inspired scenes of snow-capped mountains or herons in fields of jonquils.

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Druse recommends 13 scented jonquil varieties, including Baby Moon, Pipit, Suzy and Sailboat.

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“Aw, shah!†she snapped, jabbing a cone-shaped tin cemetery urn into the ground for the jonquils we brought.

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The city was a mad March quilt of daffodils and jonquils, the streets stitched in yellow bands of forsythia.

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