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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Nymphaea n 1: the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies [syn: Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Nymphaea \Nym*phae"a\, prop. 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphaea transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. [1913 Webster] | ||
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