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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies;
[syn: Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nymphaea \Nym*phae"a\, prop. n. [L., the water lily, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. [1913 Webster] Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphaea transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Nymphaea n 1: the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies [syn: Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea]