Meaning of WATER NYMPH
| Pronunciation: | | 'wotur nimf
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- [n] a fairy that inhabits water
- [n] (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
- [n] a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
- [n] submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
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| | Synonyms: | | fragrant water lily, naiad, Nymphaea odorata, pond lily, water sprite |
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| | See Also: | | aquatic plant, faerie, faery, fairy, genus Naias, genus Najas, genus Nymphaea, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, naiad, Naias, Najas, nymph, Nymphaea, sea nymph, sprite, undine, water lily, water plant | |
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| | Definition: | | \Wa"ter nymph`\
1. (Myth.) A goddess of any stream or other body of water,
whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.
2. (Bot.) A water lily ({Nymph[ae]a}).
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