noun
the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies
• Syn: ↑genus Nymphaea
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑family Nymphaeaceae, ↑water-lily family
• Member Meronyms:
↑water nymph, ↑fragrant water lily, ↑pond lily, ↑Nymphaea odorata, ↑European white lily, ↑Nymphaea alba, ↑lotus, ↑white lotus, ↑Egyptian water lily, ↑white lily, ↑Nymphaea lotus
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I. \\nimˈfēə\ nounEtymology: New Latin, from Latin, water lily, from Greek nymphaia; akin to Greek nymphē bride, nymph
1. capitalized : the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae including numerous typical water lilies with sometimes fragrant flowers that have four green sepals and numerous petals which are as large as the sepals in the outer whorls and diminish centrally to the size and appearance of stamens and occur in white, pink to red, blue, and yellow in various members of the genus
II.
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, water lily
synonym of nuphar
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Nymphaea /-ēˈə/ noun
The white water lily genus, giving name to a family of dicotyledons Nymphaeāˈceae, related to the buttercup family
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Main Entry: ↑nymph
Useful english dictionary. 2012.