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NYMPHAEA LOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphaea lotus mean?
• NYMPHAEA LOTUS (noun)
The noun NYMPHAEA LOTUS has 1 sense:
1. white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
Familiarity information: NYMPHAEA LOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Egyptian water lily; lotus; Nymphaea lotus; white lily; white lotus
Hypernyms ("Nymphaea lotus" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Holonyms ("Nymphaea lotus" 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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