Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas). 2015.
yellow asphodel — noun asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers • Syn: ↑king s spear, ↑Asphodeline lutea • Hypernyms: ↑asphodel • Member Holonyms: ↑Asphodeline, ↑genus Asphodeline * * * … Useful english dictionary
Asphodel — can refer to:Plants: *Members of the Asphodelus genus. * Asphodelus ramosus , asphodel * Asphodelus lutea , the yellow asphodel. * Narthecium americanum , the bog asphodel. * Tofieldia racemosa , the false asphodel.Other: *Asphodel Records… … Wikipedia
asphodel — [as′fə del΄] n. [< ModL < L asphodelus < Gr asphodelos] 1. any of a genus (Asphodeline) of plants of the lily family, having fleshy roots, narrow leaves, and white or yellow, lilylike flowers; esp. the classic flower of death ( A. lutea) … English World dictionary
asphodel — /as feuh del /, n. 1. any of various southern European plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, of the lily family, having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters. 2. any of various other plants, as the daffodil. [1590 1600;… … Universalium
yellow orpiment — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asphodel — Pale flowers of the woodland. Yellow and white flowers found by Frodo and Sam in Ithilien … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
asphodel — as•pho•del [[t]ˈæs fəˌdɛl[/t]] n. 1) pln any of various S European plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, of the lily family, having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters 2) pln any of various similar plants, as the… … From formal English to slang
asphodel — /ˈæsfədɛl/ (say asfuhdel) noun 1. any of various liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, native to southern Europe, with white, pink, or yellow flowers; in Greek mythology, the flower of the dead. 2. any of various other… …
asphodel green — noun : a moderate yellow green that is greener and paler than average moss green, yellower and less strong than average pea green, and yellower and paler than spinach green … Useful english dictionary
bog asphodel — noun either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑European bog asphodel, ↑Narthecium ossifragum, ↑American bog asphodel,… … Useful english dictionary
