Nymphaea

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα (numphaîa), feminine singular form of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”). === Proper noun === Nymphaea f A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – waterlilies or nymphaeas. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Nymphaea subg. Anecphya, Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras, Nymphaea subg. Confluentes, Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis, Nymphaea subg. Lotos, Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea (subgenera) === References === Nymphaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Nymphaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Nymphaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Nymphaea at USDA Plants database