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NYMPHAEA LOTUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
Synonyms:
Egyptian water lily; lotus; Nymphaea lotus; white lily; white lotus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nymphaea lotus" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Holonyms ("Nymphaea lotus" is a member of...):
genus Nymphaea; Nymphaea (the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies)
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