Jonquil
Encyclopedia
Jonquil is the name of a hue of yellow
. It takes its name from a species of plant, Narcissus jonquilla
, which has clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers, and is native to the Mediterranean
.
The first known recorded use of jonquil as a color name in English
was in 1789.
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
. It takes its name from a species of plant, Narcissus jonquilla
Narcissus jonquilla
Narcissus jonquilla is an old world daffodil that has naturalized throughout Europe and the United States. It is one of the Narcissus species used in Narcissus Oil, a component of many modern perfumes....
, which has clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers, and is native to the Mediterranean
Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...
.
The first known recorded use of jonquil as a color name in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
was in 1789.