different between bulbous vs daffodil

English

Etymology

bulb +? -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?lb?s/, /?bo?lb?s/

Adjective

bulbous (comparative more bulbous, superlative most bulbous)

1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
2. (of a person) Overweight and round in shape.
3. (botany) Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.

Translations

English

Etymology

Variant of Middle English affodill (“ramson”), from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (asphódelos), of Pre-Greek origin. The initial d- is perhaps from merging of the article in Dutch de affodil, the Netherlands being a source for bulbs. (Compare adder, apron, newt, nickname, orange and umpire)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæf??d?l/

Adjective

daffodil (comparative more daffodil, superlative most daffodil)

1. Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

Noun

daffodil (plural daffodils)

1. A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
2. A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

Translations

Related terms

• daff

Coordinate terms

• asphodel
• hippeastrum (Hippeastrum)
• jonquil
• Lent lily
• star grass
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• daffodil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia