English▸ noun a bulbous plant that typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped center (corona).
Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): several species, in particular the common N. pseudonarcissus and its varieties. See also narcissus.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century : from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see asphodel). The initial d- is unexplained.