asphodel

as·pho·del | \ ˈas-fə-ˌdel

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Definition of asphodel

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Among them is a native New Jersey blackberry bush that grows in Cape May, and a bog asphodel, which grows only in the Pinelands after populations in Delaware and the Carolinas were wiped out, Snyder said. — USA TODAY, "Rare wildflower blooms in only one place on Earth – New Jersey," 12 May 2017

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“Asphodel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asphodel. Accessed 25 May. 2020.

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