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Narcissus may refer to: Biology * ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others People * Narcissus (mythology), Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus * Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (1st century), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius * Saint Narcissus (other), several saints Film * ''Narcissus'' (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren * ''Narcissus'' (2012 film), a Lithuanian film * ''Narcissus'' (2015 film), a Tunisian film * ''Pink Narcissus'', a film by James Bidgood * ''Narcissus'', a 1956 film by Willard Maas *''Black Narcissus'', a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger * ''Narcissus'', an escape shuttle in the ''Aliens'' film series Music * ''Narcissus'', an EP by the Danish band Kellermensch * "Narcissus" (music), a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell * Narcissus (band) * ''Narcissus'', an opera by Gottfried Hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (plant)
''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plant, perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as ''Sternbergia'', ''Ismene (plant), Ismene'' and ''Fritillaria meleagris''. It has been suggested that the word "Daffodil" be restricted to the wild species of the British Isles, ''N. pseudonarcissus''. narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. ''Narcissus'' has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped Corona (plant structure), corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. ''Narcissus'' were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally described by Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus in his ''Species Plantarum'' (1753). The genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
