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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
narcissus \narcis"sus\ naumrsi^s"su^s, n.; pl.
narcissuses. l. narcissus, and personified narcissus,
gr. na`rkissos, na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to
the narcotic properties of the flower. cf. narcotic.
1913 webster
1. bot. 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.
1913 webster
2. classical myth. capitalizeda 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.
1913 webster
see also:
narcissuses narcotic
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
narcissus
n 1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or
white flowers either solitary or in clusters
2: greek mythology a beautiful young man who fell in love
with his own reflection
also: narcissi pl
see also:
narcissi
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 moby thesaurus words for "narcissus":
adonis, aphrodite, apollo, apollo belvedere, astarte, balder,
cleopatra, freya, hebe, hyperion, venus, venus de milo, braggart,
egocentric, egoist, egotist, houri, individualist, know-it-all,
narcissist, narcist, no modest violet, peri, smart aleck,
swellhead, the graces
- [4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
narcissus
daffodil, a roman whom paul salutes rom. 16:11. he is supposed
to have been the private secretary of the emperor claudius. this
is, however, quite uncertain.
- [5] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
narcissus, astonishment; stupidity
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