asphodel

/ˌæsfəˈdɛl/
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Other forms: asphodels

Definitions of asphodel
  1. 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
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    types:
    Jacob's rod
    asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight
    Asphodeline lutea, king's spear, yellow asphodel
    asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers
    type of:
    liliaceous plant
    plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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