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Egeria
E·ge·ri·a E0052800 (ĭ-jîr′ē-ə)n. A woman adviser or counselor.
[After Egeria, Roman nymph or goddess and adviser to Numa Pompilius, a legendary Roman king.]Egeria (ɪˈdʒɪərɪə) na female adviser[C17: name of the mythical adviser of Numa Pompilius, king of Rome]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Egeria - small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plantsgenus Egerialiliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Hydrocharidaceae, family Hydrocharitaceae, frogbit family, frog's-bit family, Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae - simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed |
Egeria
Egeria (ējēr`ēə), in Roman religion and mythology, goddess or nymph of fountains. Consort and adviser of King Numa, she was also identified with DianaDiana
, in Roman religion, goddess of the moon, forests, animals, and women in childbirth. She was probably originally a forest goddess and a special patroness of women.
..... Click the link for more information. and worshiped as a goddess of childbirth. The name is used as an epithet for a female adviser or companion.Egeria[e′gir·ē·ə] (astronomy) An asteroid with a diameter of about 139 miles (224 kilometers), mean distance from the sun of 2.58 astronomical units, and G-type (C-like) surface composition. Egeriagoddess of childbirth; protectress of the unborn. [Rom. Myth.: Avery, 425–426]See: Childbirth
Egeriawife, instructress, and advisor of emperor Numa. [Rom. Myth.: Jobes, 491; Avery, 426]See: CounselEgeria
Related to Egeria: Egeria densaSynonyms for Egerianoun small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plantsSynonymsRelated Words- liliopsid genus
- monocot genus
- family Hydrocharidaceae
- family Hydrocharitaceae
- frogbit family
- frog's-bit family
- Hydrocharidaceae
- Hydrocharitaceae
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