DAFFODIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does daffodil mean? 

• DAFFODIL (noun)
  The noun DAFFODIL has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

  Familiarity information: DAFFODIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DAFFODIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

daffodil; Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Hypernyms ("daffodil" is a kind of...):

narcissus (bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "daffodil"):

jonquil (often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil)

Narcissus papyraceus; paper white (a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter)

 Context examples 

When you stroll through a garden, you may notice several shades of golden daffodils and recognize the chirping of several types of birds.

(Humans Can Identify More Than 1 Trillion Smells, NIH, US)