Nymphaea

See also: nymphaea and nymphæa

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa), feminine singular form of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).

Proper noun

Nymphaea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – waterlilies or nymphaeas.

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