Narcissus
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- noun
- /nɑrˈsɪs/
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narciso
- In a clearing where a cabin had stood, white narcissus were blooming wild, and there he found the Old Man sitting, hands to his face and shoulders shaking.
Examples
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Named after the tragic Greek hero, the narcissus is a flowering bulb that blooms in spring.
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The narcissus blooms in bright yellow or white, adding beauty to gardens in spring.
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On Sunday, 29 January 1939, she records in her diary: "Dr. Freud gave me a narcissus."
Academic text (1998) -
Jonquils and narcissus, in their tidy plots, bricked off from the flowing lawns.
Fiction book (1997) -
Camellias, narcissus buds, and kumquats wrapped in fine tissue paper cascaded from the balcony.
Fiction book (1996) -
Narcissus bulbs in bowls are aglow with fluttering white flowers, and everywhere are deep-colored jars full of palms and ferns.
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The fragrant flowers (including roses, violets, hyacinths, and narcissus) served antipestilential functions, since their scent was thought to purify the air of deadly miasmas.
Academic text (2004) -
In the same passage, the garden is described as gleaming and shining: "A meadow bloomed brilliantly beneath the trees with its many colors gleaming with flowers, sweet-scented narcissus, roses, and myrtles."
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Every spring, I eagerly await the sight of narcissus flowers blooming in my backyard.
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In the botanical garden, a variety of narcissus can be seen, showcasing their distinct trumpet-shaped flowers.
Synonyms
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A spring flower that grows from a bulb with yellow or white petals and a trumpet-shaped center
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A plant that grows from a bulb and has showy yellow or white flowers
Compounds
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A type of daffodil with a sweet smell and yellow or white flowers in small bunches
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A white daffodil with star-shaped flowers often grown indoors for winter blooms
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A wild daffodil with bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in spring
Surface Forms
Etymology
Narcissus as a plant name comes from the same Greek story; people said a flower grew where the young man died, so the name was used for daffodils and other spring bulbs.