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| as·pho·del [ ásfə dèl ] (plural as·pho·dels or as·pho·del) |
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1. flowering plant: a perennial plant of the lily family. Flowers: white, pink, yellow, in clusters. Native to: southern Europe. Genera Asphodelus, Asphodeline.
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2. plant resembling asphodel: a plant similar to the true asphodel, e.g. bog asphodel
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3. mythology flower of Hades: in Greek mythology, the flower of Hades that was sacred to Persephone
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| [15th century. Via Latin< Greek asphodelos] |
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