nymphaea.
the European white water lily.
Meaning & usage
the European white water lily.
Any species of the genus Nymphaea.
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek νῠμφαία (nŭmphaía)der. Latin nymphaea English nymphaea From Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa), feminine singular form of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from translingual Nymphaea, from the same Latin and Greek.
plural of nymphaeum
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