About The Word Narcissus
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Narcissus
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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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