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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.