n.; pl.Narcissuses [ L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. Narcotic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Classical Myth.) (Capitalized)A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus. [ 1913 Webster ]
[shuǐ xiān, ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢ, 水仙] narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return #22,974[Add to Longdo]
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