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narcissus
/nɑɹˈsɪsəs/
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What does narcissus mean?
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
proper noun
- 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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The common herd is an old Narcissus who adores himself, and who applauds the vulgar herd.
Once, in boyish mockery of Narcissus, he had kissed, or feigned to kiss, those painted lips that now smiled so cruelly at him.
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The narcissus may be grown in water, and do just as well, but it is not as attractive in glasses as the hyacinth.
Then it had been lovely with narcissus and violets; now golden rod had kindled its fairy torches in the corners and asters dotted it bluely.
I pick the narcissus and learn to gather, with the tip of my tongue, the tiny drop of honey that lies right at the bottom of the cleft corolla.