narcissus
IPA: nɑrsˈɪsʌs
noun
- Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil
- A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Narcissus
- (Greek mythology) 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.
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Examples of "narcissus" in Sentences
- Out of the bloodshed, the first narcissus bloomed.
- Her flower is the narcissus and her gemstone is a topaz.
- The story is a modified version of the myth of Narcissus.
- Shortly after the announcement, Narcissus returned to Rome.
- Olive, narcissus and artichoke are major products in the area.
- In some variants of the tale of Narcissus, he is turned into a flower.
- It also refers to the narcissus flower, commonly known as the daffodil.'
- This was not the only instance of the cruelty of Narcissus toward others.
- The Greeks say that the gods turned his remains into the Narcissus flower.
- Bearing in mind the legend of Narcissus, the image of the flower makes sense.