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asphodel

Main Entry:: as·pho·del
Pronunciation:: \ˈas-fə-ˌdel\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos
Date:: 1597

: any of various Old World herbs (especially genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline) of the lily family with flowers in usually long erect racemes

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