"nymphaea" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪmˈfiːə/ [UK] Forms: nymphaeas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa), feminine singular form of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nymphaea}} Latin nymphaea, {{uder|en|grc|νυμφαῖα}} Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nymphaea (plural nymphaeas)
  1. (botany) Originally, the European white water lily; later also, a species of the genus Nymphaea. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Nymphaeales order plants, Water plants
    Sense id: en-nymphaea-en-noun-1c3A-8r4 Disambiguation of Nymphaeales order plants: 64 36 Disambiguation of Water plants: 52 48 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nɪmˈfiːə/ [UK]
Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} nymphaea
  1. plural of nymphaeum Tags: form-of, plural Form of: nymphaeum Categories (lifeform): Water plants
    Sense id: en-nymphaea-en-noun-DtLNxWDG Disambiguation of Water plants: 52 48 Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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