Meaning Of The Word Narcissus

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What's The Definition Of Narcissus?

narcissus
a beautiful youth who, after Echo's death, is made to pine away for love of his own reflection in a spring and changes into the narcissus
Narcissi are plants that appear in the spring and have yellow or white flowers with cone-shaped centres.
noun: a beautiful youth who fell in love with his reflection in a pool and pined away, becoming the flower that bears his name
noun: any amaryllidaceous plant of the Eurasian genus Narcissus, esp N. poeticus, whose yellow, orange, or white flowers have a crown surrounded by spreading segments
noun: any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona

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