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narcissus

nar·cis·sus [ naar síssəss ] (plural nar·cis·si [ naar sí s ] or nar·cis·sus·es or nar·cis·sus)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with yellow or white flowers: a spring-blooming plant with narrow leaves that grows from a bulb. Flowers: yellow or white, with a cup-shaped center. Genus Narcissus.

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek narkissos< narkē "numbness"; from its narcotic properties]
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