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Meaning of NYMPHAEA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies
 

NYMPHAEA is a 8 letter word that starts with N.

 

 Synonyms: genus Nymphaea
 
 See Also: Egyptian water lily, European white lily, family Nymphaeaceae, fragrant water lily, lotus, magnoliid dicot genus, Nymphaea alba, Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea odorata, Nymphaeaceae, pond lily, water nymph, water-lily family, white lily, white lotus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Nym*ph[ae]"a\, n. [L., the water lily, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue,
pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water
lily and the Egyptia lotus.

Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus
      should be called {Castalia}, and the name {Nymph[ae]a}
      transferred to what is now known as {Nuphar}.

 

 

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