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Narcissus Common

Narcissus has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

3

Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil

Proper Noun
1

A youth who spurned the love of Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool: in some versions of the myth, he drowned trying to reach it, while in others he sat fixated until a god took pity and transformed him into a flower.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bulbous plant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
daffodil jonquil
Rhyming Words
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