Nuphar

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nuphar, from Byzantine Greek νούφαρο (noúpharo), from Arabic نُوفَر (nūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).

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Nuphar f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – water lily and similar aquatic plants.

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