Nymphaea

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See also: nymphaea and nymphæa

Translingual

Nymphaea pubescens
(subgenus N. subg. Lotos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa), feminine singular form of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).

Proper noun

Nymphaea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – waterlilies.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Nymphaea subg. Anecphya, Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras, Nymphaea subg. Confluentes, Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis, Nymphaea subg. Lotos, Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea (subgenera)

References

Nymphaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nymphaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nymphaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nymphaea at USDA Plants database

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