ASPHODEL


Meaning of ASPHODEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-fə-ˌdel ]

noun

Etymology: Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos

Date: 1597

: any of various Old World herbs (especially genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline ) of the lily family with flowers in usually long erect racemes

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