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Synonyms for daffodil

Grammar : Noun
Spell : daf-uh-dil
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæf ə dɪl

Top 10 synonyms for daffodil
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Définition of daffodil

Origin :
  • 1540s, variant of Middle English affodill "asphodel" (c.1400), from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos, of unknown origin. The initial d- is perhaps from merging of the article in Dutch de affodil, the Netherlands being a source for bulbs. First reference to the flower we know by this name (Narcissus pseudo-Narcissus) is from 1590s.
  • As in proverb : noun saying referring to common fact, knowledge
  • As in saw : noun proverb
Example sentences :
  • "I think I know who committed the Daffodil Murder," he said steadily.
  • Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
  • Daffodil asks if any one will tell her how to paint on tiles with water-colours.
  • Extract from : « Little Folks (December 1884) » by Various
  • Make Daffy's dress of yellow tissue-paper, the color of a daffodil.
  • Extract from : « Little Folks' Handy Book » by Lina Beard
  • You shall be a Daffodil, not a dwarf daffodil, but a big one, because you are big.
  • Extract from : « Last Words » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
  • In "Daffodil Fields" there is the adventure of romantic passion.
  • Extract from : « Studies of Contemporary Poets » by Mary C. Sturgeon
  • For over two weeks not so much as a daffodil has entered my rooms.
  • Extract from : « The Mesmerist's Victim » by Alexandre Dumas
  • You can have some fun with the daffodil stalk, too, after taking off the flowers.
  • Extract from : « Mother Nature's Toy-Shop » by Lina Beard
  • The daffodil toys will keep their color a long while even after the blossoms are dry.
  • Extract from : « Mother Nature's Toy-Shop » by Lina Beard
  • In this emergency, it was the little Daffodil that rose to and saved the situation.
  • Extract from : « The Heroic Record of the British Navy » by Archibald Hurd
  • Daffodil Carrick watched some of the lovers, who came under her notice.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg » by Amanda M. Douglas
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