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Definition: Daffodil |
DaffodilNoun1. Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Daffodil" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a daffodil", "an asphodel". |
Date "daffodil" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references) |
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Literature | Daffodil (The), or "Lent Lily," was once white; but Persephone, daughter of Demeter (Ceres), delighted to wander about the flowery meadows of Sicily. One spring-tide she tripped over the meadows, wreathed her head with wild lilies, and, throwing herself on the grass, fell asleep. The god of the Infernal Regions, called by the Romans Pluto, fell in love with the beautiful maid, and carried her off for his bride. His touch turned the white flowers to a golden yellow, and some of them fell in Acheron, where they grew luxuriantly; and ever since the flower has been planted on graves. Theophilus and Pliny tell us that the ghosts delight in the flower, called by them the Asphodel. It was once called the Affodil. (French, asphodéle; Latin, asphodilus; Greek, asphodilos.) "Flour of daffodil is a cure for madness." - Med. MS.Lincoln Cathedral, f.282. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Daffodils are a group of large flowered members of the genus Narcissus. Most daffodils are yellow, but there are also yellow-and-white, yellow-and-orange, white-and-orange, pink, and lime green cultivars. Daffodils are perennial flowers, grown from bulbs. They are among the first flowers to bloom in Spring in temperate climates, and are often planted in large clusters, covering lawns and even entire hillsides in yellow.
All daffodils have a central trumpet surrounded by a ring of petals. The traditional daffodil is entirely golden yellow, but the trumpet is often a contrasting colour. Some daffodils have been bred with a double or triple row of petals, making them resemble a small golden ball. Other cultivars have frilled petals, or an elongated or compressed central trumpet.
All daffodils are narcissi, but not all narcissi are daffodils. Daffodils are also called "jonquils", from the Spanish name for the flower, although properly this name belongs only to one specific type of narcissus.
The daffodil is the national flower of Wales.
In the language of flowers, daffodils signify chivalry and/or respect.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Daffodil."
Synonym: DaffodilSynonym: Narcissus pseudonarcissus (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beauty | Flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower; rose, lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Daffodil |
| English words defined with "daffodil": Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllideous, amaryllis family ♦ family Amaryllidaceae ♦ jonquil, Jonquille ♦ Lent lily. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "daffodil": Asphodel. (references) |
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Screenplays | Yeah? Well, being penned up here with a daffodil like you comes awful close (Ladies They Talk About; writing credit: Brown Holmes; Dorothy Mackaye) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Daffodil. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Daffodil" by Olivia Castells Commentary: "Dying flower that a friend gave to me for my birthday, in winter season." | "Daffodil" by Per Hardestam Commentary: "A shot of a daffodil." |
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| "Daffodil" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 48.86% of the time. "Daffodil" is used about 88 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 48.86% | 43 | 52,181 |
| Noun (singular) | 44.32% | 39 | 55,036 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.68% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.14% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 88 | N/A |
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| "Daffodil" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a daffodil", "an asphodel". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "daffodil". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Daffodil | Female | English | A daffodil |
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Expressions using "daffodil": checkered daffodil ♦ daffodil garlic ♦ Lily daffodil ♦ sea daffodil. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "daffodil": daffodil-yellow. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "daffodil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | I Verdhë (cadaverous, daft, flaxen, icterus, jaundice, jaundiced, livid, pale, stramineous, xanthous, yellow). (various references) | |
Arabic | نرجسي اللون, نرجس أصفر, النرجس الكاذب, النرجس البري. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Жълт Нарцис, Жълт Цвят, Жълт. (various references) | |
Chinese | 黄水仙, 喇叭水仙 . (various references) | |
Cornish | a·fodyl. (various references) | |
Czech | Narcis (narcissus), Žlutobílá Barva. (various references) | |
Danish | pinselilje (narcissus), nascissus poeticus (narcissus). (various references) | |
Dutch | narcis (narcissus). (various references) | |
Esperanto | narciso (narcissus). (various references) | |
Farsi | نرگس زرد(گ.ش.). (various references) | |
Finnish | pääsiäislilja, keltanarsissi. (various references) | |
French | De Jonquille, narcisse, Jonquille. (various references) | |
Frisian | titelroas (narcissus). (various references) | |
German | Narzisse (narcissists, narcissus), Osterblume. (various references) | |
Greek | Σφερδούκλι, ασφόδελος, Ασφόδελοσ Βοτανική, Ασφόδελοσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ַבצלת (Lily), ׀רקיס (Amaryllis). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nárcisz (narcissi, narcissus). (various references) | |
Indonesian | bunga narsis, bunga bakung (lily). (various references) | |
Italian | tromboncino -narciso, Narciso Selvatico, Narciso (narcissus), Giunchiglia (jonquil). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 水仙 (narcissus), 喇叭水仙 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すいせん (faucet, flushing, narcissus, perpendicular line, recommendation, water tap, waterline), らっぱずいせん. (various references) | |
Korean | 나팔수선화. (various references) | |
Manx | lus yn arree, lus y ghuiy, lus ny n'guiy, lus ny cam-ching. (various references) | |
Norwegian | påskelilje. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | affodilday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | narcissus poeticus (narcissus), narciso-dos-poetas (narcissus), narciso-amarelo (daffodilly), abrótea (daffodilly, whiting). (various references) | |
Romanian | Zarnacadea, Narcisã Galbenã. (various references) | |
Russian | нарцисс (jonquil, narcissus), Бледно-желтый Нарцисс, Бледно-желтый Цвет, Бледно-желтый (Primrose). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | boje narcisa, žuti narcis. (various references) | |
Spanish | narciso (daff, daffodilly, narcissus). (various references) | |
Swedish | Påsklilja (lent lily, narcissus). (various references) | |
Turkish | Zerrin (lent lily, narcissus), Nergis (lent lily, narcissus), Fulya (jonquil, lent lily, narcissus). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Жовтий Нарцис, Блідо-жовтий Колір (Primrose). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vàng nhạt (daffadowndilly, daffodilly, flasvescent, straw-coloured). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | narcissus. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "daffodil": daffodils. (additional references) | |
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"Daffodil" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adffodil, daffidil, daffodill, dafodill. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "daffodil" (pronounced 'Daf"fo*dil'): mandil, Mundil. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-f-f-i-l-o" | |
-3 letters: dildo, folia, offal. | |
-4 letters: alif, dado, daff, dial, dido, diol, doff, fado, fail, fido, fila, filo, foal, foil, fold, idol, laid, lido, load, loaf. | |
-5 letters: add, ado, aff, aid, ail, dad, dal, did, dol, fad, fid, fil, iff, lad, lid, oaf, odd, off, oil, old. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-f-f-i-l-o" | |
+1 letter: daffodils. | |
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