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Definition of Jonquil

Jonquil
Jonquil Jon"quil, Jonquille Jon"quille, n. [F. jonquille, fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona.

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- Jonquil is a hue of yellow. It is the color of the interior of the central cylindrical tubular projection of the jonquil flower. The color takes its name...
- Look up jonquil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jonquil or Jonquille may refer to: Narcissus jonquilla, the jonquil, a narcissus with clusters of...
- Various common names including daffodil, narcissus (plural narcissi), and jonquil, are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus has con****uous...
- Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jonquil, after the flower: HMS Jonquil (1915) was an Acacia-class sloop launched in 1915 and sold in...
- USS Jonquil was a warship commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1863. She served the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Jonquil was purchased at Philadelphia...
- Jonquil Park is a medium-sized public park of 3.25 acres located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. The park is...
- Operation Begonia was the airborne counterpart to the amphibious Operation Jonquil, conducted by British SAS and Eighth Army Airborne between Ancona and Pescara...
- Jonquil Frances Loveday Solt OBE (1933 - June 2022, née Denham-Davis) was a supporter of Paralympic equestrianism and the Riding for the Disabled ****ociation...
- The Jonquil parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus) is a species of bird in the Psittaculidae family with two subspecies, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus jonquillaceus...
- HMS Jonquil was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy. The corvette, named after the flower genus Jonquil, served in the Second World War...