Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Asphodel \As"pho*del\, n. [L. asphodelus, Gr. ?. See
   {Daffodil}.] (Bot.)
   A general name for a plant of the genus {Asphodelus}. The
   asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of
   which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.

   Note: The name is also popularly given to species of other
         genera. The asphodel of the early English and French
         poets was the daffodil. The asphodel of the Greek poets
         is supposed to be the {Narcissus poeticus}. --Dr.
         Prior.

               Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. --Milton.