nymphaeid

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noun

A plant rooted in the bottom, but with leaves floating on the water surface.

Origintranslingual Nymphaea →
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Meanings

nounnymphaeid (plural nymphaeids)

plural nymphaeids

  1. biologyA plant rooted in the bottom, but with leaves floating on the water surface.

Origin

  1. translingualNymphaea“waterlily”
  2. Englishnymphaeid

From translingual Nymphaea (“waterlily”).

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Translations

Finnish nymfeidi, kelluslehtinen kasvi
  • nymfeidiplant with leaves on the water surface
  • kelluslehtinen kasviplant with leaves on the water surface
Cite this entry
APA

nymphaeid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphaeid

MLA

“nymphaeid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphaeid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nymphaeid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphaeid.

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