| nymphaea | (n) the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies, Syn. genus Nymphaea |
| nymphaeaceae | (n) dicot aquatic plants, Syn. water-lily family, family Nymphaeaceae |
| Nymphaea | ‖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 |
| Nymphaeaceae | prop. n. A natural family of dicot aquatic plants. |