Nar|cis|sus

Nar|cis|sus
nar|cis|sus «nahr SIHS uhs», noun, plural -cis|sus|es, -cis|si «-SIHS y».
1. a spring plant with yellow or white flowers and long, slender leaves. It grows from a bulb. The narcissus belongs to the amaryllis family. Jonquils and daffodils are narcissuses.
2. its flower.
╂[< Latin narcissus < Greek nárkissos, associated by folk etymology (from the sedative effect of the plant) with Greek nárkē numbness]
Usage In spoken English an unchanged plural, narcissus, is often used, presumably to avoid the excessive sibilance of narcissuses.
Nar|cis|sus «nahr SIHS uhs», noun.
Greek Mythology. a beautiful youth who failed to return Echo's love, causing her to fade away until only her voice was left. Nemesis then caused Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection in a spring. He pined away and was changed into the flower narcissus.

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  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • sus — al·lo·der·ma·nys·sus; bal·a·no·glos·sus; bas·sus; bdel·lo·nys·sus; be·je·sus; bo·na·sus; bo·ras·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bys·sus; car·ba·sus; ca·sus; cau·sus; cer·a·sus; cer·a·to·glos·sus; chon·dro·glos·sus; cis·sus; clys·sus; co·los·sus;… …   English syllables

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  • narcissus — nar•cis•sus [[t]nɑrˈsɪs əs[/t]] n. pl. cis•sus, cis•sus•es, cis•si [[t] ˈsɪs i, ˈsɪs aɪ[/t]] 1) pln any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup shaped corona 2) myt… …   From formal English to slang

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