Definition of Scotch asphodel

1. Noun. False asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe.

Exact synonyms: Tofieldia Pusilla
Group relationships: Genus Tofieldia, Tofieldia
Generic synonyms: False Asphodel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Asphodel

Scorpio the Scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpionida
Scorpions
Scorpios
Scorpius
Scorsese
Scorsesean
Scorzonera hispanica
Scot
ScotE
Scotch
Scotch Game
Scotch Tape
Scotch and soda
Scotch asphodel (current term)
Scotch broom
Scotch broth
Scotch cramp
Scotch crow
Scotch crows
Scotch egg
Scotch eggs
Scotch fillet
Scotch fillets
Scotch finger
Scotch fir
Scotch gale
Scotch hands
Scotch kiss

Literary usage of Scotch asphodel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Scorpion Grass. See Grass, Scorpion. Scorpion-wort. Various species of Myosotis. Lyte. Scotch asphodel A book-name for Tofieldia palustris, ..."

2. The Gardeners' Dictionary: Describing the Plants, Fruits and Vegetables by George W. Johnson (1877)
"To save Seed.—Let Rome of the plant» remain where sown, when they will shoot Dp in the spring, and produce plenty of seed in autumn. Scotch asphodel. ..."

3. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"Scotch asphodel. Marsh Tofield'ia, Bogs on mountains in Scotland. Near Berwick. On Glenmore, Ross- shire, ..."

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