/daf"euh dil/ , n.
1. a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, of the amaryllis family, having solitary, yellow, nodding flowers that bloom in the spring.
2. (formerly) any plant of the genus Narcissus.
3. clear yellow; canary.
adj.
4. of the color daffodil.
[ 1530-40; unexplained var. of ME affodile affodillus, var. of asphodelus asphódelos ASPHODEL ]