Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
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;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
[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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "Narcissus":
Adonis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Astarte, Balder,
Cleopatra, Freya, Hebe, Hyperion, Venus, Venus de Milo, braggart,
egocentric, egoist, egotist, houri, individualist, know-it-all,
narcissist, narcist, no modest violet, peri, smart aleck,
swellhead, the Graces
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Narcissus
daffodil, a Roman whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:11). He is supposed
to have been the private secretary of the emperor Claudius. This
is, however, quite uncertain.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Narcissus, astonishment; stupidity