: a Mediterranean daffodil (Narcissus jonquilla) that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant short-tubed clustered flowers
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Complete with daffodils in front, in earliest spring: (Daffodils or jonquils?
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
In the South, daffodils are sometimes known as jonquils, because the jonquil was the one type of daffodil that could reliably grow in a climate with milder winters and hotter summers.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
Druse recommends 13 scented jonquil varieties, including Baby Moon, Pipit, Suzy and Sailboat.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
The yellow jonquil has a center trumpet surrounded by slender leaves that brings to mind a cup and saucer.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019
Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household.
—Steven Stolman, Town & Country, 18 June 2019
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
In the South, daffodils are sometimes known as jonquils, because the jonquil was the one type of daffodil that could reliably grow in a climate with milder winters and hotter summers.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
Druse recommends 13 scented jonquil varieties, including Baby Moon, Pipit, Suzy and Sailboat.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
The yellow jonquil has a center trumpet surrounded by slender leaves that brings to mind a cup and saucer.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019
Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household.
—Steven Stolman, Town & Country, 18 June 2019
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jonquil
noun
jon·quil
ˈjän-kwəl 
ˈjäŋ-
: a Mediterranean daffodil that bears clusters of fragrant yellow or white flowers having a short central tube
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