daffodil
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Definition of daffodil
Examples of daffodil in a Sentence
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May was the ideal blooming season in each — daffodils and tulips in Toronto, lilacs and roses in Vancouver. — Los Angeles Times, "On Canada’s Via Rail, a return to the older — and let’s be honest, better — way of traveling," 17 Aug. 2019 Auto-syncing to the cloud isn't all creampuffs and daffodils, though. — Jess Grey, WIRED, "iPad Artists, Don't Brush Off Adobe Fresco," 16 Aug. 2019 What most of us consider spring-flowering bulbs — tulips, daffodils and the like — are now very easy to find in Alaska. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "It’s almost time to plant spring bulbs: Tulips, daffodils and ... garlic?," 15 Aug. 2019 One showed a riot of yellow daffodils, another a tree flushed with pink blossoms, another a family picnicking on green grass. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "Once again, Detective April Hope goes in search of Chicago's spring," 17 Apr. 2018 There are many fine things, here in Mairbek’s sunny, safe apartment, far from the warring lands of Chechnya — here, where the daffodils have already begun again to explode in the forest and in the fields. — Maggie Paxson, Washington Post, "Courage and kindness in a small French village, a haven for refugees," 23 Aug. 2019 Her distinctive voice can make daffodils bloom or light asbestos on fire. — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, "The greatest country music artist ever ... is not a dude," 14 June 2019 There are close to 350 trees, 700 shrubs, 9,400 ground cover plantings, and 4,400 white daffodils. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Martin’s Park: A place for peace and play," 8 June 2019 The backdrop is expansive gardens in full vernal splendor: 150 flowering cherry trees, alongside countless other flowers from daffodils to irises to 500,000 tulips. — National Geographic, "Best places to see cherry blossoms in the U.S.," 1 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'daffodil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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daffodil
noun
English Language Learners Definition of daffodil
: a yellow flower that blooms in the spring and that has a center that is shaped like a long tube
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daffodil
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daf·fo·dil
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Kids Definition of daffodil
: a plant that grows from a bulb and has long slender leaves and usually yellow or white flowers with petals whose inner parts are arranged to form a trumpet-shaped tube
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