NYMPHAEA

Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea

(noun) the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

nymphaea (plural nymphaeas)

(botany) Originally, the European white water lily; later also, a species of the genus Nymphaea.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

nymphaea

plural of nymphaeum

Source: Wiktionary

Nym*phæ"a, n. Etym: [L., the water lily, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.

Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphæa transferred to what is now known as Nuphar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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