nymphaea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies
    genus Nymphaea.

WordNet

Nym*phæ"a noun (Also<
  • Nymphaea
  • Nymphæa
)
Etymology
L., the water lily, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (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. ✍ Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphæa transferred to what is now known as Nuphar.

Webster 1913