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asphodel

Either of two related Old World plants of the lily family. The white asphodel or king's spear (Asphodelus albus) is found in Italy and Greece, sometimes covering large areas, and providing grazing for sheep. The other asphodel is the yellow asphodel (Asphodeline lutea). (Genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, family Liliaceae.)

The ancient Greeks connected the beautiful plants of A. lutea with the dead, and they were supposed to grow in the mythological Elysian fields where heroes enjoyed new life after death.



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