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A narcissus is a type of flower of the Lily family. Narcissus is especially used to name ones with white flowers. Narcissus can also refer to a young man in Greek mythology that fell in love with his reflection after seeing it in a pool of water. He supposedly transformed into a narcissus flower after death.

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