jonquil

noun

1. A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
2. A shade of yellow.

   “She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.”

   “At sunset dusky ghosts of sampans, laden with families living up the river, glide homeward against a jonquil sky.”

name

1. (rare)A female given name from English.