asphodel
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asphodel¹
- /ˈæsfədɛl/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos). Doublet of daffodil.
noun asphodels
- Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants. Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses, juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel [translating asphodèles].
- The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead. Her hand he seis'd, and to a shadie bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof imbowr'd He led her nothing loath; Flours were the Couch, Pansies, and Violets, and Asphodel, And Hyacinth, Earths freshest softest lap.
Asphodel²
proper noun
- A former township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, merged into Asphodel-Norwood township in 1998.
Translations
Talk about this word "asphodel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asphodel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asphodel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asphodel "asphodel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asphodel.Cite this
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title = {asphodel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asphodel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
