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narcissus
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Narcissus
(gcide) | Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\ (n[aum]r*s[i^]s"s[u^]s), 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.]
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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.
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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.
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narcissus
(wn) | narcissus
n 1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow
or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
2: (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with
his own reflection |
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Narcissus
(gcide) | Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\ (n[aum]r*s[i^]s"s[u^]s), 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.]
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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.
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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.
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Narcissus biflorus
(gcide) | Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a
derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See
Prime, a.] (Bot.)
(a) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula ({Primula
vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are
several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the
yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole,
primerolles.
(b) Any plant of the genus Primula.
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Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera
biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the
United States. The name is sometimes extended to other
species of the same genus.
Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus ({Narcissus
biflorus}). [Obs.]
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Narcissus incomparabilis
(gcide) | Butter and eggs \Butter and eggs\, butter-and-eggs
\butter-and-eggs\n.(Bot.),
a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers
of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as
Narcissus incomparabilis in Europe, and the toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris) in the United States; the latter is a
naturalized weed in North America.
Syn: toadflax, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria
vulgaris.
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Narcissus Jonquilla
(gcide) | Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille,
fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.)
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus ({Narcissus
Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike
leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has
emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved
daffodil}. See Illust. of Corona.
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Narcissus poeticus
(gcide) | Asphodel \As"pho*del\, n. [L. asphodelus, Gr. ?. See
Daffodil.] (Bot.)
A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The
asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of
which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.
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Note: The name is also popularly given to species of other
genera. The asphodel of the early English and French
poets was the daffodil. The asphodel of the Greek poets
is supposed to be the Narcissus poeticus. --Dr.
Prior.
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Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. --Milton.
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Narcissus polyanthus
(gcide) | Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.
Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;
poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.]
(Bot.)
(a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a
many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
(b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus
(Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some
authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
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Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus
(gcide) | Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[a^]f"f[-o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle,
prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or
OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[`e]le), L. asphodelus,
fr. Gr. 'asfo`delos. The initial d in English is not
satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Asphodelus.
(b) A plant of the genus Narcissus ({Narcissus
Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful
flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also
daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly,
daffydowndilly, etc.
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With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser.
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Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies,
And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.
--Spenser.
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A college gown
That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson
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And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier.
[1913 Webster]Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)
Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom
about Easter; specif.:
(a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also
Annunciation lily.
(b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn.
L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily.
(c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus).
(d) The Atamasco lily.
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Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus
(gcide) | Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[a^]f"f[-o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle,
prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or
OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[`e]le), L. asphodelus,
fr. Gr. 'asfo`delos. The initial d in English is not
satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Asphodelus.
(b) A plant of the genus Narcissus ({Narcissus
Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful
flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also
daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly,
daffydowndilly, etc.
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With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser.
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Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies,
And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.
--Spenser.
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A college gown
That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson
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And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier.
[1913 Webster]Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)
Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom
about Easter; specif.:
(a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also
Annunciation lily.
(b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn.
L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily.
(c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus).
(d) The Atamasco lily.
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Narcissus Tazetta
(gcide) | Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.
Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;
poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.]
(Bot.)
(a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a
many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
(b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus
(Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some
authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
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Narcissuses
(gcide) | Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\ (n[aum]r*s[i^]s"s[u^]s), 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.]
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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.
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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.
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genus narcissus
(wn) | genus Narcissus
n 1: Old World perennial bulbous herbs |
narcissus jonquilla
(wn) | Narcissus jonquilla
n 1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern
Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or
white clustered flowers [syn: jonquil, {Narcissus
jonquilla}] |
narcissus papyraceus
(wn) | Narcissus papyraceus
n 1: a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown
indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: paper white,
Narcissus papyraceus] |
narcissus pseudonarcissus
(wn) | Narcissus pseudonarcissus
n 1: any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy
often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
[syn: daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus] |
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