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Asphodeline

Asphodeline

9.9
A Mediterranean garden plant with tall stems of sweet-smelling flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : asfódelo
  • The striking yellow blooms of Asphodeline are often used in Mediterranean gardens for their fragrance.

Examples

  • Many gardeners appreciate Asphodeline for its tall, cylindrical flower racemes in spring.

  • Botanists recently discovered a rare species within the genus Asphodeline in southern Turkey.

  • The Asphodeline flowers bloom beautifully in the spring.

  • I saw an Asphodeline plant at the botanical garden.

  • Many gardeners appreciate Asphodeline for its tall, cylindrical flower racemes in spring.

  • The striking yellow blooms of Asphodeline are often used in Mediterranean gardens for their fragrance.

  • I saw an Asphodeline plant at the botanical garden.

Compounds

Asphodeline lutea
  • Specialized
9.9

A Mediterranean plant that lives many years and has tall stems and yellow fragrant flowers

Surface Forms

Asphodeline singular
Asphodelines plural

Morphology

Asphodeline = asphodel (semi-transparent) = asphodel + ine

Formed from the plant name 'asphodel' with the suffix '-ine' to name a related genus; the morphological relation is clear but technical (botanical) rather than everyday vocabulary.

Etymology

The word Asphodeline comes from asphodel, the old Greek name for a tall flower like a lily, plus the ending -ine meaning 'like' or 'related to'. So Asphodeline means 'like an asphodel', which explains why the name is used for Mediterranean plants with tall, scented flower spikes.