jonquil
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɒnkwɪl/
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jonquillo
- And jonquils with their papery petals.
- yellow jonquils
- jonquils in spring
Examples
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A large lawn was bordered by crocus clusters, Emperor tulips, jonquils, and daffodils.
Fiction book (1999) -
Check the jonquil blossoms.
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All this week I have seen jonquils everywhere.
Fiction book (1991) -
"We're going to have to spend the rest of the afternoon picking jonquils."
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So lovely in May, all lacy with dogwood and simply flooded with jonquils.
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They looked like the jonquils that used to come up in the spring alongside his mother's cypress fence.
Fiction book (1997) -
One day in late spring, Mrs. Thayer walked into class after the bell rang and placed a Mason jar of jonquils on her desk.
Fiction book (1998) -
A frisky breeze stirred the blooming jonquils, dazzling gold in the spring sunlight.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the spring, my garden was filled with beautiful jonquils blooming brightly in the sun.
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She picked a bouquet of fragrant jonquils to decorate the dining table.
Synonyms
A type of daffodil with a sweet smell and yellow or white flowers in small bunches
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jonquil comes from Spanish junquillo, meaning 'little rush', because the plant has long thin leaves like rushes. So a jonquil is a daffodil-like flower with slender, rush-like leaves and a sweet smell.