nymphaea

1. The type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae;
   Any of a variety of water lilies (synset 111735676)
   is a type of: magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
   member holonym:

   • 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
   belongs to: family nymphaeaceae, nymphaeaceae, water-lily family - dicot aquatic plants
   same as: genus nymphaea

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