noun
narcissus
nar-SIS-us/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/
A spring-flowering plant that grows from a bulb, such as a daffodil.
The narcissus has pale petals around a yellow trumpet.
Etymology
Greek narkissos named a plant, possibly an iris or lily, rather than the modern narcissus. Its association with numbness and the plant’s sedative effects is disputed as folk etymology.
In context
She had been in the garden at twilight, hunting for a few stalks of white narcissus for Cissy’s room
More examples
- She planted narcissus bulbs in autumn.
- The garden's narcissi opened in early spring.
- A white narcissus stood in the narrow vase.
Forms
narcissus · narcissi · narcissuses