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nuphar |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nuphar \Nu"phar\, n. [Per. n?far.] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf {Nymphaea}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nymphaea \Nym*ph[ae]"a\, 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. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Nuphar n : spatterdocks [syn: {Nuphar}, {genus Nuphar}]
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