Noah Webster
Asphodel
AS'PHODEL, noun [Latin and Gr. See Theoph.]
King's-spear; a genus of lilaceous plants, cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. The ancients planted asphodels near graves, to supply the names of the dead with nourishment.
AS'PHODEL, noun [Latin and Gr. See Theoph.]
King's-spear; a genus of lilaceous plants, cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. The ancients planted asphodels near graves, to supply the names of the dead with nourishment.