different between daisy vs daffodil

English

Alternative forms

• daisie, daysie

Etymology

From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæ?es ?age (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?de?.zi/
• Rhymes: -e?zi

Noun

daisy (plural daisies)

1. A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
2. Many other flowering plants of various species.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang) A boot or other footwear.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• daisy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• I'd say, Sayid, diyas

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