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asphodel

as·pho·del [ ásfə dèl ] (plural as·pho·dels or as·pho·del)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. flowering plant: a perennial plant of the lily family. Flowers: white, pink, yellow, in clusters. Native to: southern Europe.  Genera Asphodelus, Asphodeline.

2. plant resembling asphodel: a plant similar to the true asphodel, e.g. bog asphodel

3. mythology flower of Hades: in Greek mythology, the flower of Hades that was sacred to Persephone

[15th century. Via Latin< Greek asphodelos]
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