ˈdafəˌdil noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Dutch de affodil the asphodel, from de, masculine def. article (from Middle Dutch) + affodil asphodel, from Middle French afrodille, from Latin asphodelus; akin to Old High German thaz, neuter def. article — more at that , asphodel
1. : a plant of the genus Narcissus ; especially : any of numerous such plants of which the flowers have a large corona elongated into a trumpet (as plants derived from the species N. pseudo-narcissus ) — called also trumpet narcissus ; see jonquil 1
2. or daf·fo·dile -ˌdīl : a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow that is greener, lighter, and stronger than lemon yellow (sense 1b) and greener, stronger, and slightly darker than butter yellow — called also jonquil