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daffodil
noun daf·fo·dil \ˈda-fə-ˌdil\
: a yellow flower that blooms in the spring and that has a center that is shaped like a long tube
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Origin of DAFFODIL
perhaps from Dutch de affodil the asphodel
Rhymes with DAFFODIL
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daffodil
noun daf·fo·dil \ˈda-fə-ˌdil\
Definition of DAFFODIL for Kids
: a plant that grows from a bulb and has long slender leaves and usually yellow or white flowers with petals whose inner parts are arranged to form a trumpet-shaped tube
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