Definition of narcissus
1
capitalized
: a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the narcissus flower
2
plural narcissi\
när-ˈsi-ˌsī
, -(ˌ)sē
\ or narcissuses or narcissus
[New Latin, genus name, from Latin, narcissus, from Greek narkissos]
: daffodil
especially
: one whose flowers have a short corona and are usually borne separately
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