Definition of Narcissus

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

Group relationships: Genus Narcissus
Specialized synonyms: Daffodil, Narcissus Pseudonarcissus, Jonquil, Narcissus Jonquilla
Generic synonyms: Bulbous Plant

2. Noun. (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection.
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

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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