asphodel

Definitions


[ˈasfədɛl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Eurasian plant of the lily family, typically having long slender leaves and flowers borne on a spike

- an everlasting flower said to grow in the Elysian fields


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek asphodelos; compare with daffodil




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