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1540–50; < Latin < Greek nárkissos plant name, traditionally connected, by virtue of plant's narcotic effects, with nárkē numbness, torpor. See narcotic
1540–50; < Latin < Greek nárkissos plant name, traditionally connected, by virtue of plant's narcotic effects, with nárkē numbness, torpor. See narcotic
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narcissus (nɑːˈsɪsəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -cissuses, -cissi | |
| any amaryllidaceous plant of the Eurasian genus Narcissus, esp N. poeticus, whose yellow, orange, or white flowers have a crown surrounded by spreading segments | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek nárkissos, perhaps from narkē numbness, because of narcotic properties attributed to species of the plant] | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| Narcissus (nɑːˈsɪsəs) | |
| —n | |
| Greek myth a beautiful youth who fell in love with his reflection in a pool and pined away, becoming the flower that bears his name | |
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Word Origin & History
narcissus
"type of bulbous flowering plant," 1548, from L., from Gk. narkissos, probably from a pre-Gk. Aegean word, but associated with Gk. narke "numbness" (see narcotic) because of the plant's sedative effect.
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Cultural Dictionary
Narcissus definition
A beautiful youth in classical mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool. Because he was unable to tear himself away from the image, he wasted away and died.
Note: “Narcissists” are people completely absorbed in themselves. (See narcissism.)
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Bible Dictionary
Narcissus definition
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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