English noun: genus Nymphaea | |||
1. | genus Nymphaea (plant) the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies | ||
Synonyms | Nymphaea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | magnoliid dicot genus | ||
Member holonym | Egyptian water lily, European white lily, fragrant water lily, lotus, Nymphaea alba, Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea odorata, pond lily, water nymph, white lily, white lotus | ||
Member meronym | family Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family | ||