jonquil

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
noun often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil

Borrowed from French jonquille, itself a borrowing from Spanish junquillo. Possible doublet of junket.

Above, Jupiter hung like a full-blown jonquil, so bright as almost to throw a shade. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
Twenty of his slaves came in yesterday, laden with hyacinths and narcissi, anemones and jonquils. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor
On the stands and tables were bowls full of clear-coloured spring flowers--early primrose, jonquil, and narcissus. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet

Narcissus jonquilla

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