narcissus

noun
🔊/nɑːˈsɪsəs/
🔊/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/
(plural narcissi
🔊/nɑːˈsɪsaɪ/
🔊/nɑːrˈsɪsaɪ/
)
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  1. a plant with white or yellow flowers that appear in spring. There are many types of narcissus, including the daffodil.水仙;水仙花
    Word Originvia Latin from Greek narkissos, perhaps from narkē ‘numbness’, with reference to its narcotic effects.