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the rebel daffodil that smells like spring decided to show off

means A jonquil is a small, fragrant species of narcissus with clustered yellow flowers and slender, rush-like leaves, often lumped in with daffodils.

from From French jonquille, which borrowed it from Spanish junquillo, a 'little rush' — itself a diminutive of Spanish junco, from Latin iuncus, meaning 'rush' or 'reed.' The name points not to the bloom but to the leaves, those thin reedy blades that look like marsh rushes; the same Latin iuncus is a cousin of the word 'junction,' since rushes were once woven and bound together.

name origin
from Latin juncus, meaning rush or reed
fragrance
one of few daffodils that actually smells sweet
toxic beauty
every part contains poisonous lycorine alkaloids
color word
jonquil names a pale, sunny yellow hue
clustered blooms
multiple flowers per stem, unlike solo daffodils
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