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Nymphaea
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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
Category:Nymphaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Nymphaea at USDA Plants database
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