Daffodil

White daffodils with yellow center

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.);

Resources and Citations

• 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: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daffodil