Meanings
nounwater lily (plural water lilies)
plural water lilies · alternative water-lily · alternative waterlily
- 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.
The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 16Synonyms: lotus
- Species of genus Nymphoides, fringed water lily and similar plants.
- Species of genus Nelumbo.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny 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.
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Ancient Greek λωτός
- λωτός (lōtós)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Basque nenufar
- nenufarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Bengali শাপলা
- শাপলা (śapla)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Catalan nenúfar, nimfea
- nenúfarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- nimfeaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Chinese Mandarin 睡蓮 /睡莲
- 睡蓮 /睡莲 (shuìlián)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Czech leknín
- leknínAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Dutch waterlelie
- waterlelieAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Esperanto akvolilio, nimfeo
- akvolilioAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- nimfeoAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Finnish lummekasvi, lumme
- lummekasviAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- lummeAny members of Nymphaeaceae
French nénufar, nénuphar
- nénufarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- nénupharAny members of Nymphaeaceae
German Seerose
- SeeroseAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Greek νούφαρο
- νούφαρο (noúfaro)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת מַיִם
- שׁוֹשַׁנַּת מַיִם (shoshanát máyim)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Hindi कुमुदिनी, कुमुद
- कुमुदिनी (kumudinī)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- कुमुद (kumud)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Hungarian tündérrózsa
- tündérrózsaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Indonesian bunga teratai
- bunga terataiAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Irish bior-rós, bual-lile
- bior-rósAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- bual-lileAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- duilleog bháiteAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Italian ninfea, giglio d'acqua
- ninfeaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- giglio d'acquaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Japanese スイレン, 睡蓮
- スイレン (suiren)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- 睡蓮 (suiren)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Korean 수련
- 수련 (suryeon)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Norwegian Bokmål vannlilje, vasslilje
- vannliljeAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- vassliljeAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- nøkkeroseAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Persian نیلوفر آبی
- نیلوفر آبی (nilufar-e âbi)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Polish grzybienie, grzybień
- grzybienieAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- grzybieńAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- lilia wodnaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- nenufarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Portuguese nenúfar, ninfeia
- nenúfarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- ninfeiaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- vitória-régiaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Romanian nufăr, nenufar
- nufărAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- nenufarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Russian кувши́нка, ненюфа́р
- кувши́нка (kuvšínka)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- ненюфа́р (nenjufár)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Spanish nenúfar, ninfea
- nenúfarAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- ninfeaAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Swahili yungiyungi
- yungiyungiAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Swedish näckros
- näckrosAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Tamil அல்லி, ஆம்பல்
- அல்லி (alli)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- ஆம்பல் (āmpal)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Thai บัว, บัวสาย
- บัว (buua)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- บัวสาย (buua-sǎai)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Turkish nilüfer, aksu gülü
- nilüferAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- aksu gülüAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Ukrainian лата́ття
- лата́ття (latáttja)Any members of Nymphaeaceae
Vietnamese súng
- súngAny members of Nymphaeaceae
Welsh lili'r dŵr, alaw
- lili'r dŵrAny members of Nymphaeaceae
- alawAny members of Nymphaeaceae
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APA
water lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20lily
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“water lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20lily.
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