asphodel

  1. Noun.  (botany) Flowering plants of the ''Asphodelaceae'' family, especially ''Asphodelus ramosus'' and ''Asphodelus albus''; the flowers of these plants.
  2. Noun.  (mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.

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