Difference between revisions of "Daffodil"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A light, bright yellow pigment made of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cadmium | + | 1) A light, bright yellow pigment made of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cadmium%20sulfide cadmium sulfide]. |
2) A bright yellow dye extracted from daffodil flowers, especially the orange centers on the small white [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=narcissus narcissus] flowers. | 2) A bright yellow dye extracted from daffodil flowers, especially the orange centers on the small white [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=narcissus narcissus] flowers. | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * R.J. Adrosko, ''Natural Dyes in the United States'', Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 24 July 2013
Description
1) A light, bright yellow pigment made of cadmium sulfide.
2) A bright yellow dye extracted from daffodil flowers, especially the orange centers on the small white narcissus flowers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
narcissus; jonquil; narcisse (Fr.);
Authority
- R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daffodil