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asphodel in Finnish

asphodel in Finnish is soihtu — asphodel means a flowering plant of the lily-like family Asphodelaceae, or its flower.

asphodel in Finnish

soihtu
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.

What does "asphodel" mean?

  1. noun A flowering plant of the lily-like family Asphodelaceae, or its flower.
    "Tall spikes of asphodel grew along the dry hillside."
  2. noun In Greek mythology, the flower said to cover the fields of Hades.
    "In the myth, the dead wander through meadows of asphodel."
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asphodel in a sentence

  • Tall spikes of asphodel grew along the dry hillside.
  • The botanist pressed a sprig of asphodel between two sheets of paper.
  • In the myth, the dead wander through meadows of asphodel.
  • The poem pictures a gray plain filled with asphodel.

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What is "asphodel" in Finnish?
"asphodel" in Finnish is soihtu. asphodel means: A flowering plant of the lily-like family Asphodelaceae, or its flower.
How do you use "asphodel" in a sentence?
Example: "Tall spikes of asphodel grew along the dry hillside." In Finnish, "asphodel" is soihtu.
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