narcissus
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narcissus /nɑːˈsɪsəs/
▶noun (pl. narcissi /-sʌɪ/ or narcissuses) a daffodil with a flower that has white or pale outer petals and a shallow orange or yellow centre. [Narcissus poeticus and related species.]
– origin via L. from Gk narkissos, perh. from narkē ‘numbness’, with ref. to its narcotic effects.
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