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Jonquil

noun

Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers. Synonym: Narcissus jonquilla.

Often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil.

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"Jonquil" Quotes from Famous Books

... anything so shocking!) Maria's bright red cheeks, I say still, continued to blush as it seemed with a strange metallic bloom: but the rest of her face, which had used to rival the lily in whiteness, became of a jonquil colour. Her eyes stared round with a ghastly expression. Harry was alarmed at the agony depicted in the charmer's countenance; which not only exhibited pain, but was exceedingly unbecoming. Madame Bernstein also at length remarked her niece's indisposition, and asked her if sitting backwards ...

— The Virginians • William Makepeace Thackeray

... The Jonquil spoke first. "My story," it said, with dignity, "will be historical. I am a descendant from the great Narcissus family, and the Narcissus, as you know, is a very beautiful flower; it grows in wild profusion among the ...

— Sandman's Goodnight Stories • Abbie Phillips Walker

... and rather cold. I was gloomy, and walked because I had nothing to do. I passed by some flowers placed breast- high upon a wall. A jonquil in bloom was there. It is the strongest expression of desire: it was the first perfume of the year. I felt all the happiness destined for man. This unutterable harmony of souls, the phantom of the ideal world, arose in me ...

— The Psychology of Beauty • Ethel D. Puffer

Words linked to "Jonquil" : narcissus, daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus