Asphodel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæsfədɛl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Asphodel is a noun meaning Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
Meaning
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
More Meanings
- (Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Example Sentences
Her hand he seis'd, and to a shadie bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof imbowr'd He led her nothing loath; Flours were the Couch, Pansies, and Violets, and Asphodel, And Hyacinth, Earths freshest softest lap.
Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses, juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel [translating asphodèles].
Word Forms
- asphodels
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