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English
Noun
affodill (plural affodills)
- (obsolete) daffodil
1668, Gervase Markham, A Way to Get Wealth:For the Dropsie, take Agnus castus, Fennel, Affodil, dark Wall-wort, Lupins and Wormwood, of each a handfull, and boyl them in a gallon of white Wine until a fourth part be consumed […]
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈafɔdil/, /ˈafədil/
Noun
affodill (plural affodilles)
- ramsons (Allium ursinum)
- Synonyms: ramese, ramson
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