nymphaea
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1. the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | magnoliid dicot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | fragrant water lily, nymphaea odorata, pond lily, water nymph, |
| definition | : | a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | european white lily, nymphaea alba, |
| definition | : | a water lily with white flowers (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | egyptian water lily, lotus, nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotus, |
| definition | : | white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family nymphaeaceae, nymphaeaceae, water-lily family, |
| definition | : | dicot aquatic plants (noun.plant) |
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