daffodil

daffodil
noun
  1. a bulbous European plant which typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre (corona)
    (欧洲)水仙。 参见 lent lily, narcissus
  2. Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): several species, in particular the common Narcissus pseudonarcissus and its varieties
    水仙属,百合科(或石蒜科): 数种,尤指黄水仙及其各品种参见 lent lily, narcissus
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see asphodel). The initial d- is unexplained
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