Nymphaea
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(subgenus N. subg. Lotos)
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
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – waterlilies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family
Hyponyms
References
Nymphaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Nymphaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nymphaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Nymphaea at USDA Plants database
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