nenuphar

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”), from नील (nīla, “blue”) + उत्पल (utpala, “lotus, water-lily”). Compare French nénufar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛnjʊfɑː/ === Noun === nenuphar (plural nenuphars) A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea). === Further reading === Nuphar on Wikispecies.Wikispecies