asphodel
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- noun
- /ˈæsfəˌdɛl/
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asfódelo
- The ancient Greeks often planted asphodel in their cemeteries as a symbol of immortality.
- asphodel flower
Examples
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In the Mediterranean garden, the tall asphodel stood out with its clusters of yellow flowers.
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During spring, the asphodel blooms beautifully, adding a splash of color to the landscape.
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The air is full of the scent of thyme, and thistles mix with rosemary, sage, and flowering asphodel.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
A Mediterranean garden plant with tall stems of sweet-smelling flowers
A group of tall plants with grasslike leaves and dense flower clusters found in the Mediterranean and Himalayas
A Mediterranean plant that lives many years and has tall stems and yellow fragrant flowers
A plant that lives many years with yellow flowers that smell nice and leafy stems
A plant with yellow flowers that grows in wet bogs in western Europe
A plant with bright yellow flowers that grows in wet bogs
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with yellow flowers that grows in marshes in the eastern United States
A plant that lives many years with yellow flowers that smell nice and leafy stems
Surface Forms
Etymology
Asphodel comes from old Greek asphodelos, the name for a pale meadow flower; poets said it grew in the 'fields of the afterlife'. This helps you remember the plant today: its pale, grave-side flowers are the same Mediterranean flower people long ago called asphodel.