Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jonquil
2 senses of jonquil
Sense 1
jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla -- (widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers)
=> narcissus -- (bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters)
Sense 2
jonquil -- (often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil)
=> daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus -- (any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown)