nymphaeaceous

[ nim-fee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.

Origin of nymphaeaceous

1
<New Latin Nymphaeace(ae) (Nymphae(a) the type genus (Latin: the water lily (<Greek nymphaîa, noun use of feminine of nymphaîos, sacred to the nymphs; see nymphaeum)) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for nymphaeaceous

nymphaeaceous

/ (ˌnɪmfɪˈeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, a family of plants, including the water lilies, that grow in water or marshes and have typically floating leaves and showy flowers

Origin of nymphaeaceous

1
from New Latin, from Latin nymphaea water lily, ultimately from Greek numphaios sacred to nymphs

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