daffodil
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈdæfədɪl/
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narciso
- She planted a row of daffodils along the pathway to brighten up her yard.
- daffodils bloom
- yellow daffodils
- daffodil bulb
I like smelling a rose or smelling a daffodil.
- I like smelling a rose or smelling a daffodil.
- So yeah, daffodils are surprisingly feisty, and that's part of what makes them great.
- So just smell the daffodils and enjoy your steak and and visit beautiful Austin, TX or whatever, whatever they think we should be doing.
Examples
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The first few days of March are unusually warm, and daffodils push up in clumps under June's windows.
Fiction book (1998) -
The shop is in the middle of the block, its doorway flanked by pots of daffodils and hyacinths.
Fiction book (1996) -
You will see the first daffodil, out on the mountain.
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So we have a daffodil called Banana splash.
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Many years later, I return to place a daffodil on the Uxbridge Road.
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On the floor near the tail, she found two yellow daffodil petals.
Fiction book (2000) -
This girl, the love of your life... her favourite flowers are daffodils.
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Next spring, we shall plant some grass here... and perhaps some daffodils.
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We walked through her backyard, where daffodils were blooming in clumps.
Fiction book (1998) -
In Harvard Square, where Hilary had gone on an errand, daffodils were for sale on street corners and tables.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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7.2
A plant that grows from a bulb and has showy yellow or white flowers
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8.6
A yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped center
Compounds
A garden flower with hanging bell-shaped petals patterned with purple checks
How Showy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Daffodil comes from an old name for a similar flower, 'asphodel', and over time the sound changed into the cheerful spring name we use today. So daffodil now brings to mind the bright, yellow, trumpet-shaped flower that appears in early spring.