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NARCISSUS JONQUILLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Narcissus jonquilla mean?
• NARCISSUS JONQUILLA (noun)
The noun NARCISSUS JONQUILLA has 1 sense:
1. widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
Familiarity information: NARCISSUS JONQUILLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
jonquil; Narcissus jonquilla
Hypernyms ("Narcissus jonquilla" is a kind of...):
narcissus (bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters)
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