Found 2 items, similar to asphodel.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: asphodel asphodel n : any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
English → English (gcide) Definition: Asphodel Asphodel \As"pho*del\, n. [L. asphodelus, Gr. ?. See Daffodil.] (Bot.) A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also popularly given to species of other genera. The asphodel of the early English and French poets was the daffodil. The asphodel of the Greek poets is supposed to be the Narcissus poeticus. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. --Milton. [1913 Webster]