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Daffodil vs Dandelion - What's the difference?

daffodil | dandelion |

As adjectives the difference between daffodil and dandelion

is that daffodil is of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil while dandelion is of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

As nouns the difference between daffodil and dandelion

is that daffodil is a bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially species: Narcissus pseudonarcissus; the national flower of Wales while dandelion is any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

As a proper noun Daffodil

is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

daffodil

English

(wikipedia daffodil)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bulbous plant of the genus , with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially ; the national flower of Wales.
  • A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
  • * a.'' 1886 , (Emily Dickinson), ''XIX'',
    • Where Ships of Purple — gently toss —
    On Seas of Daffodil —
    Fantastic Sailors — mingle —
    And then — the Wharf is still!

    Related terms

    * daff

    See also

    * asphodel * ) * Lent lily * star grass *

    dandelion

    English

    (wikipedia dandelion)

    Noun

  • (countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum'', characterised yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (''Taraxacum officinale ).
  • (countable) The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.
  • (uncountable) A yellow colour, like that of the flower.

    • Derived terms

    * dandelion clock * dandelion greens * dandelion salad * dandelion seeds * dandelion wine * dandelion yellow

    Hyponyms

    * , a white-flowering Japanese dandelion. * , the endangered California dandelion. * , Japanese dandelion. No ring of smallish, downward-turned leaves under the flowerhead. * , Russian dandelion, which produces rubber. * , red-seeded dandelion; achenes reddish brown and leaves deeply cut throughout length. Inner bracts' tips are hooded. ** . * Taraxacum officinale (syn. ), common dandelion. Found in many forms.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

    • See also

    * clock * goatsbeard * hawk's beard * kok-saghyz * oxtongue * Taraxacum *