Definition of Narcissus

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Narcissus

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.

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.

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Narcissus Translations

narcissus in French is narcisse
narcissus in German is Narzissen
narcissus in Italian is narciso
narcissus in Spanish is narciso

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