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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from Dutch de affodil 'the asphodel' (= type of plant), from Greek asphodelos

daffodil

 noun
     
daffodil
Related topics: Gardening, Plants
daf‧fo‧dil [countable]
HBPDLGHBP a tall yellow spring flower with a tube-shaped part in the middle
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