NARCISSI

NARCISSUS

Narcissus

(noun) (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection

narcissus

(noun) bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

narcissi

plural of narcissus

Anagrams

• carissin, craisins

Source: Wiktionary


NARCISSUS

Nar*cis"sus, n.; pl. Narcissuses. Etym: [L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. Narcotic.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds.

2. (Classical Myth.)

Definition: A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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