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daffadilly

American  
[daf-uh-dil-ee] / ˈdæf əˌdɪl i /
Or daffodilly

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

plural

daffadillies

  1. daffodil.

Etymology

Origin of daffadilly

By alteration; -y 2

Example Sentences

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W here winds abound, And fields are hilly, Shy daffadilly Looks down on the ground.

From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Garrett, Edmund Henry

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