noun
daffodil
DA-fuh-dihl
noun
1
A bulb plant with a trumpet-shaped yellow flower, blooming in early spring.
"A row of daffodils lined the garden path in March."
"The daffodil is the national flower of Wales."
2
A bright yellow colour, like that of the flower.
"She painted the nursery walls a cheerful daffodil."
How to Use Daffodil
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA yellow, trumpet-shaped spring flower, closely associated with early spring and with Wales.
Common pairings
a bunch of daffodils
daffodil season
field of daffodils
Word Forms
more daffodil comparative, daffodils plural, most daffodil superlative
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Etymology
A variant of an earlier Middle English word, ultimately from Latin asphodelus via Ancient Greek — a doublet of "asphodel." The initial "d" likely crept in from confusion with the Dutch phrase "de affodil," since the Netherlands was a major source of flower bulbs.