asphodel
pronunciation
How to pronounce asphodel in British English:
UK ['æsfədel]
How to pronounce asphodel in American English:
US [ 'æsfə'dɛl]
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- Noun:
- any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
Word Origin
- asphodel (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos "asphodel, king's spear, plant of the lily kind," which is of unknown origin (see daffodil). It was the peculiar plant of the dead; and in Greek mythology and English poetic use it overspreads the Elysian meadows.To embathe In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel. [Milton, "Comus," 1634]
Example
- 1. Pass florescence of manual control asphodel , can achieve this one goal .
- 2. Asphodel is among the choices . It decorates the room and at the same time , absorbs toxic chemicals .
- 3. The beautiful words of asphodel of west of maize hyacinth , yellow : have you happy .
- 4. What would I get if I added root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood ?