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# daffodil

«daffodil» in Mova's school dictionary: **a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped centre that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (daffodil, daffodils)

### meaning for a pupil

A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped centre that grows from a bulb. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons it is a plant grown from a bulb, used to show the parts of a flower. In everyday life it is a sign of spring and the national flower of Wales; in Australia and NZ it is linked to cancer charity days. In poems, Wordsworth wrote about «a host of golden daffodils». Phrases: «a bunch of daffodils», «daffodil bulbs».

### examples

- Daffodils come up in early spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x1)
- We planted daffodil bulbs in the autumn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x2)
- The daffodil has a yellow trumpet in the middle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x3)
- Mum bought a bunch of daffodils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x4)
- The daffodil is a symbol of Wales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x5)
- Count the petals on the daffodil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x6)
- A host of golden daffodils danced in the breeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/#x7)

### note

Countable: «a daffodil», «daffodils». Safety: daffodil bulbs are poisonous and look a bit like onions; never eat them, and wash your hands after handling them. In maths, used in counting and pattern problems (rows of bulbs, flowers per pot).

### In the corpora

- [Daffodil bulbs are poisonous and have made people sick when mixed up with onions, so bulbs and onions should be kept apart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade/15/)
- [Do not put wild plants or flowers in your mouth; foxgloves, daffodils and buttercups are poisonous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «daffodil» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.