Daffodil
Pronunciation : Daf"fo*dil
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod?le), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. . The initial d in English is not satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Asphode
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913