Category:Nymphaea

Nym*phæ"a, n. Etym: [l., the water lily, gr. (bot.)

Defn: a genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, Pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and The egyptia lotus.

Note: recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should Be called castalia, and the name nymphæa transferred to what is now Known as nuphar.