daffodil

noun

daf·​fo·​dil ˈda-fə-ˌdil How to pronounce daffodil (audio)
: 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

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Covering 79 acres, the garden also features roses, hyacinths, daffodils, orchids, lilies, carnations, and irises. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025 Late-blooming daffodils, like 'Sir Winston Churchill' and 'Salome', will start blooming when mid-season daffodils stop sprouting. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 Indeed, save for the giant daffodil on her lapel, the photographs from today could have been taken at almost any time within the past five years—which one imagines is precisely the point. Emily Chan, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025 The daffodils, her husband reported, might have been because of Wordsworth, who had written a long poem about coming here once. Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for daffodil

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Dutch de affodil the asphodel

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daffodil was in 1548

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“Daffodil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daffodil. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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daffodil

noun
daf·​fo·​dil ˈdaf-ə-ˌdil How to pronounce daffodil (audio)
: 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

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