jonquil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jonquil	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jonquil n widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers Synonym(s): jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille, fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus ({N. Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved daffodil}. See Illust. of {Corona}.