asphodel
as·pho·del / ˈasfəˌdel/ • n. 1. a Eurasian plant (genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline) of the lily family, typically having long slender leaves and flowers borne on a spike. See also bog asphodel. 2. poetic/lit. an immortal flower said to grow in the Elysian fields.
asphodel
asphodel an everlasting flower said to grow in the Elysian fields. The name is recorded from late Middle English and comes via Latin from the Greek base of daffodil.
asphodel
asphodel liliaceous plant. XVI. — L. asphodelus — Gr. asphódelos. See DAFFODIL.
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