narcissuses

Yellow trumpet flowers

Narcissuses is a plural of narcissus, the spring-flowering bulb with trumpet-shaped flowers, most commonly the daffodil.

The alternate plural narcissi appears in horticultural contexts: She planted dozens of narcissuses along the garden path.

The flower takes its name from the Greek youth who fell in love with his own reflection.

botanical

bulbs

Underground plant storage

corona · paperwhites · jonquils · forcing · naturalizing · fragrant · cup-shaped · woodland · borders · cut flowers

mythological

Echo

Smart home device

vanity · transformation · Ovid · Metamorphoses · nymph · beauty · youth · punishment · Nemesis · death

psychological

self-absorption

Preoccupation with oneself

preening · conceited · vain · personality · self-obsessed · grandiosity · entitlement · attention-seeking · superficiality · self-regard

Opposites
botanical type

narcissuseschrysanthemums

Ornamental fall-blooming flowers

cacti · succulents · dahlias · ferns · grasses

mythological/symbolic meaning

narcissusesforget-me-nots

Petite blue wildflowers

violets · sunflowers · lotus flowers · olive branches · daisies

Family

narcissus

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G