Definition of "narcissus" []

• Any of several widely cultivated bulbous plants of the genus Narcissus, having long narrow leaves and usually white or yellow flowers characterized by a cup-shaped or trumpet-shaped central crown. (noun)

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• ""Do you mean that the narcissus is a relation of yours?" asked the tulip, still looking skyward."
• "The narcissus is the eye; the feeble stem of that plant bends languidly under its dower, and thus recalls to mind the languor of the eyes."
• ""What a dear little girl," said the quiet poet's narcissus from the corner."