(n) a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions, Syn.pond lily, Nymphaea odorata, fragrant water lily
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖prop. n. [ L., the water lily, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphaea transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. [ 1913 Webster ]
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