narcissus
noun
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona.
narcissuses
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pluralof narcissus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among the scores of bouquets and sympathetic messages from Britain's great was a modest bunch of irises and narcissuses with a note attached: With best wishes for a speedy recovery.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the walls, upholstered in purple, small mirrors were fixed here and there, and narcissism was further indicated by narcissuses floating in the tub.
From Time Magazine Archive
After a moment she replied, her hands full of forced narcissuses: "Well, that would be a coup for him."
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward
Flowers, flowers were everywhere, roses, violets, narcissuses, and a score of others breathing forth a heavy fragrance.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis
The same size pot will do for three or four narcissuses or eight to twelve crocuses.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
