NARCISSUS


Meaning of NARCISSUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ när-ˈsi-səs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Narkissos

Date: 14th century

1. capitalized : a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the narcissus flower

2. plural nar·cis·si -ˈsi-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē or nar·cis·sus·es or narcissus

[New Latin, genus name, from Latin, narcissus, from Greek narkissos ]

: daffodil ; especially : one whose flowers have a short corona and are usually borne separately

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