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Jonquil

noun
1.
Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers.  Synonym: Narcissus jonquilla.
2.
Often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil.





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"Jonquil" Quotes from Famous Books



... bulbous roots, such as the hyacinth, narcissus, and jonquil, are blown. The time to put them in is from September to November, and the earliest ones will begin blowing about Christmas. The glasses should be blue, as that colour best suits the roots; put water enough in to cover the bulb one-third ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 12, No. 336 Saturday, October 18, 1828 • Various
... This is a large family, One gets confused sometimes with the names daffodil, jonquil and paper white narcissus. All these are of the family narcissus. The daffodils are the bulbs with large single or double cups. The jonquil has a cluster of small blossoms of from three to six single flowers. The paper white narcissus ...
— The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. • Ellen Eddy Shaw


Words linked to "Jonquil" :   daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, narcissus


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