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Noun: jonquil  jóng-kwil
  1. Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
    - Narcissus jonquilla
     
  2. Often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil

Derived forms: jonquils

Type of: daff [informal], daffodil, narcissus, Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Encyclopedia: Jonquil