Associations to the word «Nymphaea»

Wiktionary

NYMPHAEA, noun. (botany) Originally, the European white water lily; later also, a species of the genus Nymphaea.
NYMPHAEA, noun. Plural of nymphaeum
NYMPHAEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae   — the waterlilies.
NYMPHAEA ALBA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Nymphaeaceae   — the European white water lily.

Dictionary definition

NYMPHAEA, noun. The type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies.

Wise words

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