fragrant water lily — noun a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions • Syn: ↑water nymph, ↑pond lily, ↑Nymphaea odorata • Hypernyms: ↑water lily • Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
water lily — noun an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Hyponyms: ↑water nymph, ↑fragrant water lily, ↑po … Useful english dictionary
water lily — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of water lilies include: water shield, floating heart, Victoria regina, Royal water lily, Victoria cruziana, blue Egyptian lotus, East Indian lotus, Formosa water lily, rice field water lily, spotted marliac, pygmy water … English dictionary for students
Water lily — Lily Lil y (l[i^]l [y^]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (l[i^]l [i^]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei rion. Cf. {Flower de luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white water-lily — kvapioji vandens lelija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lūgninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Nymphaea odorata), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nymphaea odorata angl. fragrant water lily; white water lily … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
water lily — 1. any of various aquatic plants of the genus Nymphaea, species of which have large, disklike, floating leaves and showy flowers, esp. N. odorata, of America, or N. alba, of Europe. Cf. water lily family. 2. any related plant of the genus Nuphar … Universalium
white water lily — noun Etymology: white (I) + water lily : a white flowered water lily of the genus Nymphaea (especially N. odorata) as distinguished from the yellow water lilies of the genus Nymphaea * * * any water lily of the genus Nymphaea, esp. N. odorata,… … Useful english dictionary
white water lily — any water lily of the genus Nymphaea, esp. N. odorata, having fragrant, white flowers. * * * … Universalium
water nymph — noun 1. a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions • Syn: ↑fragrant water lily, ↑pond lily, ↑Nymphaea odorata • Hypernyms: ↑water lily • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lily — Lil y (l[i^]l [y^]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (l[i^]l [i^]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei rion. Cf. {Flower de luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
