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The meaning of the word "Narcissus" in English


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.

Narcissus 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.

Example:
How do I plant my Narcissus bulbs?

Taxonomy
Narcissus, reflection, myth, Narcissus myth, narcissus flower, Echo and Narcissus, nymph, Pausanias, pool, Greek Myth, free encyclopedia, narcissism, Ameinias, pining away, song, poem, hero, Metamorphoses.

Defination from the web:
Narcissus or Narkissos (Greek: Νάρκισσος), possibly derived from ναρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness," in Greek mythology was a hero from the ... This is a moral tale in which the proud and unfeeling Narcissus is punished by the gods for having spurned all his male suitors. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) Narcissus
  (noun) bulbous plant
  (noun) mythical being


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