jonquil

n.
A widely cultivated ornamental plant (Narcissus jonquilla) native chiefly to southern Europe, having long narrow leaves and short-tubed yellow flowers.

[Spanish junquilla, from the name Junquello, diminutive of junco, reed, from Latin iuncus.]

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
  Synonym: Narcissus jonquilla

Meaning #2: often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - jonquil, narcissus jonquilla

Nederlands (Dutch)
jonquille

Français (French)
n. - jonquille, narcisse

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Bot.) Jonquille

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) φούλι, νάρκισσος

Italiano (Italian)
giunchiglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - junquilho (m) (Botân.)

Русский (Russian)
нарцисс, бледно-желтый цвет, ярко-желтая канарейка

Español (Spanish)
n. - junquillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (bot) jonk(v)ill

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
长寿花, 黄水仙, 淡黄色

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長壽花, 黃水仙, 淡黃色

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 노랑 수선화, 연한 노랑색

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - キズイセン, 淡黄色

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زهر النرجس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נרקיס‬

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