water nymph
    n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small
         flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: naiad, water
         nymph]
    2: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
       that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
       [syn: water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily,
       Nymphaea odorata]
    3: (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
    4: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: water sprite, water
       nymph, water spirit]

Water nymph \Wa"ter nymph`\
   1. (Myth.) A goddess of any stream or other body of water,
      whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.
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   2. (Bot.) A water lily (Nymphaea).
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