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narcissus

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 [also: narcissi (pl)]

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

Narcissus may refer to:

Narcissus (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology
Narcissus (genus), a genus of flowering plants
Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius
Narcissus (wrestler), best known as assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus
HMS Narcissus, a name borne by six ships of the Royal Navy
Narcissus (Caravaggio), a painting by Caravaggio
Narcissus (JavaScript engine), a JavaScript engine

In film:

Narcissus, a lifeboat appearing in the Aliens series of films.
Narcissus (1983 short movie), a 1983 short film by Norman McLaren
Narcissus, a 1956 film by Ben Moore and Willard Maas
Narcissus is the tugboat captained by Tugboat Annie in the magazine stories, film series, and television series of the same name.

In music:

"Black Narcissus", a jazz standard by Joe Henderson
Narcissus, a piano piece by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin
Narcissus, an opera by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
Narcissus (band), a now-defunct American band
"Narcissus", a song by Alanis Morissette from her third studio album Under Rug Swept

In literature:

Other uses of the name include:

Black Narcissus, a 1939 novel by Rumer Godden, and its 1947 film adaptation by Powell and Pressburger
Echo and Narcissus, a painting by John William Waterhouse
"Echo and Narcissus", a poem by Ovid
Narcissa Malfoy, character in the Harry Potter series of books
Narcissus and Goldmund, a 1930 novel by Hermann Hesse
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', an 1897 novel by Joseph Conrad
Operation Narcissus, a raid on Sicily by the SAS during World War II
Pink Narcissus, a 1971 film by James Bidgood
Narcissu, a visual novel
Black Narcissus, one of the Metarex from the Sonic the Hedgehog anime Sonic X.
Saint Narcissus, the name of several Christian saints

narcissus in German: Narcissus

narcissus in Modern Greek (1453-): Νάρκισσος

narcissus in Spanish: Narciso

narcissus in French: Narcisse

narcissus in Italian: Narciso

narcissus in Dutch: Narcissus

narcissus in Serbian: Нарцис

narcissus in Swedish: Narcissus

narcissus in Turkish: Narcissus