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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Asphodel

· As·pho·del · IPA /ˈæsfədɛl/
01 n. A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for t…
  1. 1.
    A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.(Bot.)
    “Pansies, and violets, and asphodel.” Milton.