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Nymphaea

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See also: nymphaea and nymphæa

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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

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae waterlilies.

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