Definition of «jonquil»

Jonquil is a type of flower that belongs to the family Narcissus. It has yellow petals and can grow up to 12 inches in height. The name comes from the Old French word “jonnel” which means small tube or pipe, possibly referring to the shape of its bloom. Jonquils are often associated with springtime and are known for their sweet fragrance.

Sentences with «jonquil»

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In his classes at the New School, Koch was inclined to make analogies between painting and poetry, elaborating, as Bill Berkson recalled, on «the amplitude of a de Kooning, Larry Rivers's zippy, prodigiously distracted wit, or Freilicher's way of imagining with her paint how the vase of jonquils felt to be on the window sill in that day's light.» (poetryfoundation.org)
In Paris streets, on a March day, he comes across a flower in bloom, a jonquil: (religion-online.org)
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