narcissus
nounA daffodil, especially one with small flowers having a short, cup-shaped corona.
nounA plant of the genus Narcissus. See cut under
A genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Amaryllidaceæ and the tribe Amarylleæ, known by its undivided cup-shaped corona.
nounIn heraldry, a flower composed of six petals, or a sort of hexafoil or architectural ornament of six lobes, used as a bearing.
nounA 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.
nounA 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.
nounAny of several
A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek
(Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
nounbulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters