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nymphæa
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nymphæa, prop. n. [L., the water lily, Gr. .].
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. [1913 Webster]
" Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia , and the name Nymphæa transferred to what is now known as Nuphar ." [1913 Webster]
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