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asphodel.

Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæsfədɛl/
  1. Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.

    Greek · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos). Doublet of daffodil.

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