daffodil
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/daf"euh dil/, n.
1. a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, of the amaryllis family, having solitary, yellow, nodding flowers that bloom in the spring.
3. clear yellow; canary.
adj.
4. of the color daffodil.
[1530-40; unexplained var. of ME affodile < VL affodillus, var. of asphodelus < Gk asphódelos ASPHODEL]
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Bulb-forming flowering plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also called common daffodil or trumpet narcissus, native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America.
It grows to about 16 in. (41 cm) and has five or six leaves about 12 in. (30 cm) long that grow from the bulb. The stem bears one large yellow trumpet-shaped blossom. The daffodil's popularity has resulted in the production of many varieties differing from the yellow parent form mainly in colour.
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also called common daffodil , or trumpet narcissus (species Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
bulb-forming flowering plant of the genus
narcissus (
q.v.), native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America. The daffodil grows to about 16 inches (41 cm) in height and has five or six leaves that grow from the bulb and are about 12 inches (30 cm) long. The stem bears one large yellow blossom with a corolla deeply cleft into six lobes and a central bell-shaped crown, or corona, that is frilled at its edges. This “trumpet” shape contains the stamens and is the flower's most conspicuous feature. The daffodil's popularity has resulted in the production of many varieties differing from the yellow parent form mainly in colour; the trumpet and petals may themselves be of contrasting yellow, white, pink, or orange.
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