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Definition of Narcissus

1. Noun. Bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters.

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

Definition of Narcissus

1. n. 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.

Definition of Narcissus

1. a bulbous flowering plant [n -ISSUSES or -ISSI]

Medical Definition of Narcissus

1. Origin: L. Narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. Narkissos, Narkissos, fr. Narkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. Narcotic. 1. 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. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcissus

narceines narceins narcism narcisms narcissi narcissism narcissism narcissisms narcissist narcissistic

narcissistic personality narcissistic personality narcissistic personality disorder narcissists narcissus (current term) Narcissus narcissuses Narcissus jonquilla Narcissus papyraceus Narcissus pseudonarcissus

narcist narcistic narcists narco narco- narco-state narcoanalysis narcohypnia narcohypnosis narcolepsies

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