daffodil

noun

daf·​fo·​dil ˈda-fə-ˌdil 

: any of various perennial bulbous herbs (genus Narcissus) of the amaryllis family

especially : one whose flowers have a large corona elongated into a trumpet compare jonquil, narcissus

Examples of daffodil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some gift plants like tulips and daffodils are best discarded but keep the containers. 75. —Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025

Leave the Leaves Like daffodils, hyacinths, and other bulbs, tulips need their leaves to soak up some sun after blooming. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025

Her eyes, floating a little in their sockets, went on looking: a vase with two daffodils, a statue begging for money, a historical plaque next to photos of water damage on the pillars, which at one point had had to be replaced. —Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025

In the first picture, Hudson can be seen soaking up the sun while lying beside blooming yellow daffodils beneath a tree. —Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Dutch de affodil the asphodel

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for daffodil

• basophil
• carboxyl
• neutrophil
• overkill
• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill
• dunghill

Kids Definition

daffodil

noun

daf·​fo·​dil ˈdaf-ə-ˌdil 

: any of various herbs that produce long slender leaves and flowers from an overwintering bulb in the spring

especially : one with petals whose inner parts are arranged to form a trumpet-shaped tube compare jonquil, narcissus