genus nymphaea

1. 1.

   the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies

   SynonymsNymphaea

   Broadermagnoliid dicot genus

   Part ofNymphaeaceae

Questions about genus nymphaea

What does genus nymphaea mean?

genus nymphaea means "the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies".

What is another word for genus nymphaea?

Close synonyms include Nymphaea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus nymphaea a common word?

genus nymphaea is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.