narcissus

Noun

narcissus

1. Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers

9 letters in word "narcissus": A C I N R S S S U.

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• Definitions:
• bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
• Narcissus was a band, possible several bands, which included, at various times, Stephen Cushman, John LaRussa, Brett Kull, Paul Ramsey and Ray Weston.
• Narcissus is the botanic name for a genus of hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs. There are several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Daffodil is a common English name, sometimes used now for all narcissus. ...
• Narcissus was an Roman athlete or wrestler from the 2nd century AD. He was employed by emperor Commodus as his wrestling partner and personal trainer in order to train him for his appearances in the Colosseum as a gladiator. ...
• Narcissus is a 1983 Canadian short musical and experimental film directed by Norman McLaren and produced by David Verrall, visualizing the legend of Narcissus in a modern way. It was McLaren's last film for the National Film Board of Canada.
• In Greek mythology, Narcissus or Narkissos (Greek: ?????????), was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty. Several versions of his myth have survived: Ovid's, from his Metamorphoses; Pausanias', from his Guide to Greece, (9.31. ...
• Narcissus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, circa 1597-1599. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome.
• There were two famous people in Roman history named Narcissus: * Tiberius Claudius Narcissus was one of the freedmen who formed the core of the civil service under the Roman emperor Claudius.* Narcissus was a Roman athlete who assassinated Roman Emperor Commodus.
• Narcissus is an open source JavaScript engine. It was written by Brendan Eich, who also wrote the first JavaScript engine, SpiderMonkey. Its name is based on the mythical figure of Narcissus, who fell in love with himself. ...
• a flower of six petals, each resembling a cinquefoil
• A defect in infrared systems that appears as a dark circular area on a displayed image, caused by radiation reflecting into a detector. It can be reduced by low-reflective coatings or by altering the lens surface. Learn more about Narcissus...

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