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Definition of Narcissi
1. narcissus [n] - See also: narcissus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcissi
Literary usage of Narcissi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"These flowers are the offspring of the major or Glenan variety of triandrus and
other narcissi, and invariably possess great refinement of colour and shape. ..."
2. Around the Year in the Garden: A Seasonable Guide and Reminder for Work with by Frederick Frye Rockwell (1917)
"The latter include hyacinths, narcissi, tulips of some varieties, Easter lilies,
freesias and gladioli. ..."
3. Bulb Gardening by Mary Hampden (1922)
"CHAPTER IV DAFFODILS AND OTHER narcissi ' Shrine of colour ! Golden sweetness,
Angel of the Spring that cries Other radiance to arise. ..."
4. Our Railways: Their Origin, Development, Incident and Romance by John Pendleton (1896)
"... Travelling—A Hasty Engine Driver—The "Cornishman"— Sleeping Cars—Spring Flowers
in Great Cities—A Delightful Land —Tons of narcissi for Covent Garden—An ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"1462) is a pure white, a rare color amongst double narcissi. ... narcissi are
among the oldest of cultivated plants, but were much neglected for many years. ..."
6. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"... easily-grown, half- hardy plants; Watsonia, a near ally of Gladiolus.
These genera are all natives of South Africa. narcissi Natural Order ..."
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