ALL meanings of narcissus
nar·cis·sus
N n - noun plural narcissus any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona. 1
- noun plural narcissus the flower of any of these plants. 1
- noun plural narcissus (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a youth who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool and wasted away from unsatisfied desire, whereupon he was transformed into the flower. 1
- noun narcissus variety of daffodil 1
- noun narcissus A bulbous Eurasian plant of a genus that includes the daffodil, especially (in gardening) one with flowers that have white or pale outer petals and a shallow orange or yellow cup in the center. 1
- countable noun narcissus Narcissi are plants which have yellow or white flowers with cone-shaped centres that appear in the spring. 0
- noun narcissus a beautiful youth who fell in love with his reflection in a pool and pined away, becoming the flower that bears his name 0
- noun narcissus any amaryllidaceous plant of the Eurasian genus Narcissus, esp N. poeticus, whose yellow, orange, or white flowers have a crown surrounded by spreading segments 0
- noun narcissus a beautiful youth who, after Echo's death, is made to pine away for love of his own reflection in a spring and changes into the narcissus 0
- noun narcissus any of a genus (Narcissus) of bulbous plants of the lily family with smooth, linear leaves and six-parted flowers with a cup or tube projecting from the center, including daffodils and jonquils 0