daffodil
/ˈdæfədɪl/noun
1- a bulbous European plant which typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre (corona)(欧洲)水仙。
1.1
- Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): several species, in particular the common Narcissus pseudonarcissus and its varieties.水仙属, 百合科(或石蒜科): 数种, 尤指黄水仙及其各品种。参见LENT LILY, NARCISSUS.
词源
mid 16th cent.: from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see ASPHODEL). The initial d- is unexplained.