Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
naphthene
naphthol
Napier
Napier’s bones
Napierian logarithm
napiform
napkin
Naples
NAPO
napoleon
Napoleonic code
nappa
nappe
napper
nappy
nappy rash
naproxen
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft