water lily

1. An aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae (synset 111735322)
   is a type of: aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - 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
   subtypes:

   • fragrant water lily, nymphaea odorata, pond lily, water nymph - a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
   • european white lily, nymphaea alba - a water lily with white flowers
   • egyptian water lily, lotus, nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotus - white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
   • blue lotus, nymphaea caerulea - blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians
   • blue lotus, nymphaea stellata - blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia
   • cow lily, nuphar advena, spatterdock, yellow pond lily - common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
   • nuphar sagittifolium, southern spatterdock - of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams
   • nuphar lutea, yellow water lily - a water lily with yellow flowers
   • indian lotus, lotus, nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus - native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
   • american lotus, nelumbo lutea, water chinquapin, yanquapin - water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
   • cabomba caroliniana, fanwort, water-shield - common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers
   • brasenia schreberi, water-shield, water-target - aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
   belongs to: family nymphaeaceae, nymphaeaceae, water-lily family - dicot aquatic plants
   has: lily pad - floating leaves of a water lily

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