HyperDic: nymphaea_lotus

English > 1 sense of the expression Nymphaea lotus:
NOUNplantNymphaea lotus, lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lilywhite Egyptian lotus
English > Nymphaea lotus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwhite Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians.
Synonymslotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily
Member ofNymphaea, genus NymphaeaThe type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae
Broaderwater lilyAn aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
Catalanlotus egipci, Nymphaea lotus

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