[ nα:'sɪsəs ]
■ noun ( plural narcissi -sʌɪ or ~es ) a daffodil with a flower that has white or pale outer petals and a shallow orange or yellow centre. [ Narcissus poeticus and related species.]
Origin
via L. from Gk narkissos , perh. from narkē 'numbness', with ref. to its narcotic effects.