Narcissus

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\ (n[aum]r*s[i^]s"s[u^]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.) (Capitalized)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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Narcissus, astonishment; stupidity