'Nymphaea' definitions:
Definition of 'Nymphaea'
From: WordNet
noun
The type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies [syn: Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea]
Definition of 'Nymphaea'
From: GCIDE
- Nymphaea \Nym*phae"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 Nymphaea transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. [1913 Webster]