Jonquil

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille,
     fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.)
     A bulbous plant of the genus {Narcissus} ({Narcissus
     Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike
     leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has
     emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved


     daffodil}. See Illust. of {Corona}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jonquil
       n 1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe
            but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or
            white clustered flowers [syn: {Narcissus jonquilla}]
       2: often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil