NOUN | plant | jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla | widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers |
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plant | jonquil | often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil |
Meaning | Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers. | |
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Synonym | Narcissus jonquilla | |
Broader | narcissus | bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters |
Spanish | junquillo | |
Catalan | almesquí, jonquill de bosc, jonquill groc |
Meaning | Often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil. | |
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Broader | daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus | Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown |
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