单词 | nymphaeaceous |
释义 | nymphaeaceous[ nim-fee-ey-shuhs ] / ˌnɪm fiˈeɪ ʃəs / adjectivebelonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants. Compare water lily family. Origin of nymphaeaceous<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 Words nearby nymphaeaceousnylons, Nyman, NYME, nymph, nympha, nymphaeaceous, nymphaeum, nymphalid, nymphectomy, nymphet, nymphitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nymphaeaceousnymphaeaceous / (ˌnɪmfɪˈeɪʃəs) / adjectiveof, 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 Word Origin for nymphaeaceousfrom New Latin, from Latin nymphaea water lily, ultimately from Greek numphaios sacred to nymphs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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