JONQUIL


Meaning of JONQUIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjän-kwəl, ˈjäŋ- ]

noun

Etymology: French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, diminutive of junco reed, from Latin juncus

Date: 1664

: a Mediterranean perennial bulbous herb ( Narcissus jonquilla ) of the amaryllis family with long linear leaves that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant short-tubed clustered flowers — compare daffodil

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.