Definition of Asphodel. Meaning of Asphodel. Synonyms of Asphodel

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Definition of Asphodel

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. 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. Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. --Milton.

Meaning of Asphodel from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, the Asphodel Meadows or Asphodel Fields (Ancient Gr****: ἀσφοδελὸς λειμών, romanized: asphodelòs leimṓn) was a section of the ancient...
- yellow asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, the bog asphodel (Western Europe) Narthecium americanum, the bog asphodel (US) Triantha, the False asphodel, a genus...
- Asphodel–Norwood is a lower tier township muni****lity in Peterborough County in Central Ontario, Canada, with a 2021 po****tion of 4,658. The land on...
- Asphodelus is a genus of mainly perennial flowering plants in the asphodel family Asphodelaceae that was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The...
- The Meads of Asphodel are an English black metal band with pronounced medieval, Arab, punk, and progressive metal influences from Hertfordshire, England...
- Asphodelus albus, common name white asphodel, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Asphodelus. White asphodel grows to a height of 50–120 centimetres...
- Asphodelus ramosus, the branched asphodel, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the order Asparagales. Similar in appearance to Asphodelus albus and particularly...
- HMS Asphodel : HMS Asphodel (1915) an Arabis-class sloop launched in 1915 and sold to the Royal Danish Navy in 1920 who renamed her Fylla HMS Asphodel (K56)...
- The Asphodel Plantation is a historic building and former plantation, completed in c.1830 and located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Jackson, Louisiana...
- a species of plant known as hollow-stemmed asphodel, onionweed, onion-leafed asphodel, and pink asphodel. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It...