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jonquil
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdʒɒŋ.kwɪl/ us /ˈdʒɑːŋ.kwəl/
a yellow or white bell-shaped flower from the narcissus family that is commonly seen in the spring, with a long stem and a sweet smell :
Fresh jonquils and primroses were in vases on each table.
Jonquils from the display were giving off a tremendous sweet scent.
Every spring, bunches of jonquils push up through the hayfield.
Already the jonquils were blooming by the front gate.
Snowdrops, daffodils, and jonquils were all scattered around the pond.
Jonquils and daffodils sprout in clumps, beneath magnolia bushes.
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