Found 2 items, similar to Nymphaea.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Nymphaea Nymphaea n : the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies [syn: genus Nymphaea]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nymphaea Nymphaea \Nym*ph[ae]"a\, prop. n. [L., the water lily, Gr. ?.] (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] Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymph[ae]a transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. [1913 Webster] Water nymph \Wa"ter nymph`\ 1. (Myth.) A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A water lily (Nymph[ae]a). [1913 Webster]