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ALL meanings of water lily

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  • noun water lily any of various aquatic plants of the genus Nymphaea, species of which have large, disklike, floating leaves and showy flowers, especially N. odorata, of America, or N. alba, of Europe. Compare water lily family. 1
  • noun water lily any related plant of the genus Nuphar. 1
  • noun water lily a plant of the water lily family. 1
  • noun water lily the flower of any such plant. 1
  • noun water lily flowering aquatic plant 1
  • countable noun water lily A water lily is a plant with large flat leaves and colourful flowers which floats on the surface of lakes and rivers. 0
  • noun water lily Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface. 0
  • noun water lily Species of genus Nymphoides, the fringed water lily and similar plants. 0
  • noun water lily Species of genus Nelumbo. 0
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