You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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
narcissi
plural of narcissus
• carissin, craisins
Source: Wiktionary
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
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.