Nymphaea
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – waterlilies.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Nymphaea subg. Anecphya, Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras, Nymphaea subg. Confluentes, Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis, Nymphaea subg. Lotos, Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea (subgenera)
References
[edit]- Nymphaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nymphaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Nymphaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Nymphaea at USDA Plants database