Definition of NYMPHAEA

nymphaea

Meanings

Plural: nymphaeas

Noun

  • the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies
  • the European white water lily.
  • Any species of the genus Nymphaea.
  • plural of nymphaeum

Origin / Etymology

From Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa), feminine singular form of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).
Sense 2 is a semantic loan from translingual Nymphaea, from the same Latin and Greek.

Synonyms

genus Nymphaea

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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