white water lily

English

Noun

white water lily (plural white water lilies)

1. Nymphaea alba, of Europe and North Africa
2. Nymphaea lotus, of East Africa and Southeast Asia
3. Nymphaea pubescens, of South Asia and Southeast Asia
4. Nymphaea nouchali, of South and Southeast Asia and Northern Australia; the national flower of Bangladesh.

Translations

Nymphaea alba

• Chinese:

  mandarin: 白睡莲 (báishuìlián)

• Irish: bacán bán m
• Nowegian:

  bokmål: Hvit nøkkerose f or m

• Spanish: cobertera f
• Swedish: vit näckros c
• Welsh: alaw (cy) f

Further reading

• white water lily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia