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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 flowersplay

  Familiarity information: NARCISSUS JONQUILLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NARCISSUS JONQUILLA (noun)


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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