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Narcissus

Narcissus Meaning & Definition
Narcissus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Narcissus?

[n] (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
[n] bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

Synonyms | Synonyms for Narcissus:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Narcissus: Adonis | Aphrodite | Apollo | Apollo Belvedere | Astarte | Balder | braggart | Cleopatra | egocentric | egoist | egotist | Freya | Hebe | houri | Hyperion | individualist | know-it-all | narcissist | narcist | no modest violet | peri | smart aleck | swellhead | the Graces | Venus | Venus de Milo

See Also | bulbous plant | daffodil | genus Narcissus | jonquil | mythical being | Narcissus jonquilla | Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Narcissus In Webster's Dictionary

\Nar*cis"sus\, n.; pl. {Narcissuses}. [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.) 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.) 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.

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