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NYMPHAEA ALBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphaea alba mean?
• NYMPHAEA ALBA (noun)
The noun NYMPHAEA ALBA has 1 sense:
1. a water lily with white flowers
Familiarity information: NYMPHAEA ALBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water lily with white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
European white lily; Nymphaea alba
Hypernyms ("Nymphaea alba" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Holonyms ("Nymphaea alba" is a member of...):
genus Nymphaea; Nymphaea (the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies)
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