Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - narcissus
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Narcissus
narcissus
noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Narkissos Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the ~ flower 2. plural narcissi or ~es or ~ New Latin, genus name, from Latin, ~, from Greek narkissos daffodil; especially one whose flowers have a short corona and are usually borne separately
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1.
n. (pl. narcissi or narcissuses) any bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, esp. N. poeticus bearing a heavily scented single flower with an undivided corona edged with crimson and yellow. Etymology: L f. Gk narkissos, perh. f. narke numbness, with ref. to its narcotic effects ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бот. нарцисс (Narcissus gen.) Narcissus 1. греч. миф. Наркисс или Нарцисс 2. самовлюбленный, любующийся собой человек ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(narcissi, or narcissus) Narcissi are plants which have yellow or white flowers with cone-shaped centres that appear in the spring. N-COUNT: usu pl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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7.
- 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. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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