Narcissus
n.
handsome youth who fell in love with his own reflection and was changed into a flower (Greek Mythology)
narcissus
n.
bulbous plant that is native to the Mediterranean and Western Asia and is characterized by showy halo-like flowers (in white, pink, or yellow); genus of bulbous plants having showy six-petalled halo-like flowers (including daffodils)
Narcissus
Narcissus
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
narcissus
Noun
1. bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
(hypernym) bulbous plant
(hyponym) daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus
(member-holonym) genus Narcissus
narcissus (de)
n.
narcissist
Narcissus
(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.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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