water nymph

English Thesaurus

1. a fairy that inhabits water (noun.person)

hypernym	:	faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite,
definition	:	a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers (noun.person)

hyponym	:	undine,
definition	:	any of various female water spirits (noun.person)

2. (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water (noun.person)

hypernym	:	nymph,
definition	:	(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden (noun.person)

hyponym	:	sea nymph,
definition	:	(Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus (noun.person)

hyponym	:	naiad,
definition	:	(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains (noun.person)

domain category	:	greek mythology,
definition	:	the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group)

3. a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	water lily,
definition	:	an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus nymphaea, nymphaea,
definition	:	the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies (noun.plant)

4. submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant,
definition	:	a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus naias, genus najas, naias, najas,
definition	:	sole genus of the family Naiadaceae (noun.plant)