| 释义 |
nu·phar
\ˈn(y)üfə(r)\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic nūfar, short for naynūfar — more at nenuphar
: a genus of water lilies (family Nymphaeaceae) having flowers with showy usually yellow sepals and minute petals that resemble stamens or scales, leaves with a deep sinus, and a cylindrical creeping rootstock — see spatterdock |