noun

daffodil

daffodil

The daffodils bloom in the spring.

The daffodils bloom in the spring.

She picked a bunch of yellow daffodils.

She picked a bunch of yellow daffodils.

((a/some)) daffodils (singular/plural) a yellow spring flower A field of daffodils grew by the lake.

Synonyms: narcissus, jonquil

From Dutch 'de affodil' (the asphodel), from Medieval Latin 'affodillus', from 'asphodelus'.

Think of the famous poem by William Wordsworth, 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,' which is all about daffodils.

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