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asphodel

Pronunciation: /ˈasfədɛl/
Definition of asphodel

noun

  • 1a Eurasian plant of the lily family, typically having long slender leaves and flowers borne on a spike.
    • Genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, family Liliaceae. See also bog asphodel
  • 2 literary an everlasting flower said to grow in the Elysian fields.

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek asphodelos; compare with daffodil

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