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Water nymph   /wˈɔtər nɪmf/   Listen
Water nymph

noun
1.
Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water.  Synonym: naiad.
2.
A water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions.  Synonyms: fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata, pond lily.
3.
(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water.
4.
A fairy that inhabits water.  Synonyms: water spirit, water sprite.






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"Water nymph" Quotes from Famous Books



... is in the Tate National Gallery; "Leap Frog," in the National Gallery of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Other pictures of hers are "A Water Nymph," "The Bathers," etc., which are in private galleries. "Leap Frog" was in the Academy ...
— Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. • Clara Erskine Clement



Words linked to "Water nymph" :   undine, genus Naias, nymph, faerie, sea nymph, fay, sprite, genus Najas, hydrophyte, faery, Naias, aquatic plant, Najas, fairy, hydrophytic plant, Nymphaea, water lily, Greek mythology, genus Nymphaea, water plant



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