Narcissus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Narcissus	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Narcissus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
narcissus n bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\, n.; pl. {Narcissuses}. [L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. {Narcotic}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds. 2. (Classical Myth.) A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Narcissus daffodil, a Roman whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:11). He is supposed to have been the private secretary of the emperor Claudius. This is, however, quite uncertain.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Narcissus, astonishment; stupidity