narcissus

Definition of Narcissus in English :

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Noun

1. narcissus

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

2. narcissus

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

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Narcissus

see synonyms of narcissus

noun

Greek mythology

a beautiful youth who fell in love with his reflection in a pool and pined away, becoming the flower that bears his name

noun plural -cissuses or -cissi (-ˈsɪsaɪ, -ˈsɪsiː)

any amaryllidaceous plant of the Eurasian genus Narcissus, esp N. poeticus, whose yellow, orange, or white flowers have a crown surrounded by spreading segments

Narcissus

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noun

1. Greek Mythology

a beautiful youth who, after Echo's death, is made to pine away for love of his own reflection in a spring and changes into the narcissus

2. Word forms: plural narˈcissus, narˈcissuses, narˈcissi (nɑrˈsɪsaɪ ; närsisˈī) [n-]

any of a genus (Narcissus) of bulbous plants of the lily family with smooth, linear leaves and six-parted flowers with a cup or tube projecting from the center, including daffodils and jonquils

Narcissus

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n. pl. narcissus or nar·cis·si (-sĭsī′, -sĭsē) or nar·cis·sus·es

A daffodil, especially one with small flowers having a short, cup-shaped corona.

n.
Greek Mythology

A young man who pined away in love for his own image in a pool of water and was transformed into the flower that bears his name.

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