asphodel

[ as-fuh-del ]

noun
  1. any of various southern European plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, of the lily family, having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters.

  2. any of various other plants, as the daffodil.

Origin of asphodel

1
1590–1600; <Latin asphodelus<Greek asphódelos the asphodel. See daffodil

Words Nearby asphodel

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How to use asphodel in a sentence

  • With the promise to be at the same place again on the morrow, she takes leave of him, after she has obtained the asphodel cluster.

    Delusion and Dream | Wilhelm Jensen

British Dictionary definitions for asphodel

asphodel

/ (ˈæsfəˌdɛl) /


noun
  1. any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers: Compare bog asphodel

  2. any of various other plants, such as the daffodil

  1. an unidentified flower of Greek legend, probably a narcissus, said to cover the Elysian fields

Origin of asphodel

1
C16: from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos, of obscure origin

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