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单词 narcissus
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nar•cis•sus /nɑrˈsɪsəs/USA pronunciation  n. [countable], pl. -cis•sus, -cis•sus•es, -cis•si /-ˈsɪsi, -ˈsɪsaɪ/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Plant Biologya plant having yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped crown.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nar•cis•sus  (när sisəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cis•sus, -cis•sus•es, -cis•si (-sisē, -sisī)USA pronunciation for 1, 2.
  1. Plant Biologyany bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona.
  2. Plant Biologythe flower of any of these plants.
  3. Mythology(cap.) [Class. Myth.]a youth who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool and wasted away from unsatisfied desire, whereupon he was transformed into the flower.
  • Greek nárkissos plant name, traditionally connected, by virtue of plant's narcotic effects, with nárkē numbness, torpor. See narcotic
  • Latin
  • 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
narcissus /nɑːˈsɪsəs/ n ( pl -cissuses, -cissi / -ˈsɪsaɪ -ˈsɪsiː/)
  1. any amaryllidaceous plant of the Eurasian genus Narcissus, esp N. poeticus, whose yellow, orange, or white flowers have a crown surrounded by spreading segments
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek nárkissos, perhaps from narkē numbness, because of narcotic properties attributed to species of the plant
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Narcissus /nɑːˈsɪsəs/ n
  1. a beautiful youth who fell in love with his reflection in a pool and pined away, becoming the flower that bears his name
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