NARCISSUS


Meaning of NARCISSUS in English

n. (pl. narcissi or narcissuses) any bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, esp. n. poeticus bearing a heavily scented single flower with an undivided corona edged with crimson and yellow.

[ L f. Gk narkissos, perh. f. narke numbness, with ref. to its narcotic effects ]

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