daffodil
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped…A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
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» My mother planted daffodils in the garden.
Моя мама посадила в саду нарциссы. — odexed
hinto4 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable)A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
Narzisse, Osterglocke
нарци́ссnarcíss
нарцисnarcys
any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
(countable, uncountable)A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
Examples
16 sentencesMy mother planted daffodils in the garden.
ruМоя мама посадила в саду нарциссы. — odexed
The daffodils are out.
My favorite flowers are carnations, daffodils, chrysanthemums, and violets.
ruМои любимые цветы — гвоздики, нарциссы, хризантемы и фиалки. — Wezel
I like daffodils.
It is in early spring that daffodils come into bloom.
Нарциси розквітають ранньою весною. — fagott
ruНарциссы расцветают ранней весной. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
Variant of Middle English affodill (“ramson”), from Medieval Latin affodillus, from LatinVariant of Middle English affodill (“ramson”), from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos), of Pre-Greek origin. The initial d- is perhaps from merging of the article in Dutch de affodil, the Netherlands being a source for bulbs (compare adder, apron, newt, nickname, orange and umpire for this rebracketing process). Doublet of asphodel.
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Forms
plural: daffodilsSynonyms
1 synonyms- any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown:Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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