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jon⋅quil

  [jong-kwil, jon-]
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a narcissus, Narcissus jonquilla, having long, narrow, rushlike leaves and fragrant, yellow or white flowers.
Origin:
1620–30; < F jonquille < Sp junquillo, equiv. to junc(o) rush, reed (< L juncus) + -illo dim. suffix
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jon·quil   (jŏng'kwəl, jŏn'-)   
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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jonquil 
1629, species of narcissus, from Fr. jonquille, from Sp. junquillo, dim. of junco "rush, reed," from L. juncus "rush;" so called in reference to its leaves. The type of canary bird (1865) is so called for its pale yellow color, which is like that of the flower.
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