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nym⋅phae⋅a⋅ceous
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ˌnɪm
fiˈeɪ
ʃəs
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nim-fee-
ey
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uh
s
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–adjective
belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
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Origin:
< NL
Nymphaeace
(
ae
) (
Nymphae
(
a
) the type genus (L: the water lily (< Gk
nymphaîa,
n. use of fem. of
nymphaîos,
sacred to the nymphs;
see
nymphaeum
)) +
-aceae
-aceae
) +
-ous
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