1. plural of asphodel; flowering plants of the lily family with tall spikes of white or yellow flowers
Usage: botanical
2. in Greek mythology, flowers that grow in the underworld, particularly in the Elysian Fields
Usage: mythological; literary

Examples

• The hillside was covered with white asphodels in spring.
• Ancient Greeks believed asphodels bloomed in the afterlife.
• The garden featured tall asphodels among other Mediterranean plants.
• In Homer’s Odyssey, the dead walk among asphodels in the underworld.
• Wild asphodels grew abundantly across the Greek countryside.
• The poet described fields of asphodels swaying in the breeze.