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daffodil (iou)



daffodil noun. M16.
[Alt. of AFFODILL. The initial d is unexpl.]
= ASPHODEL. M16-E17.
A narcissus, esp. one with yellow flowers; spec. a western European plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, native in woods etc. and widely cultivated, having a bright yellow corona as long as the perianth segments (cf. NARCISSUS 1); a flower or flowering stem of such a plant, esp. as the Welsh national emblem. M16.
The colour of the daffodil; (bright) yellow. Freq. attrib. M19.
daffodilly noun (poet. & dial.) = DAFFODIL 1, 2 M16.