jonquil

[US]/'dʒɒŋkwɪl/
[UK]/ˈdʒɑŋkwəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.jonquil
yellow daffodil
light yellow.

Example Sentences

She picked a bouquet of jonquils from the garden.

The jonquil bulbs need to be planted in the fall.

The delicate fragrance of jonquils filled the room.

He wore a jonquil-colored tie to the party.

The jonquil is a type of daffodil.

She decorated the table with jonquil centerpieces.

The jonquil blooms heralded the arrival of spring.

I love the vibrant yellow color of jonquils.

The perfume industry often uses jonquil essence in fragrances.

She wore a jonquil dress to the summer wedding.

Real-world Examples

In the window near which he sat were boxes of jonquils, of hyacinths, geraniums and pansies.

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

March in the country around was rare with jasmine and jonquils and patches of violets in the warming grass.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

The neat wooden-paneled fence had been newly painted white and the front yard it inclosed was yellow starred with the last jonquils of the season.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Summer followed summer, and the yellow jonquils bloomed and died many times, and nights of horror repeated the story of their shame, but he was unchanged.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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