WATER LILY


Meaning of WATER LILY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 14th century

: any of various aquatic plants (especially genera Nymphaea and Nuphar of the family Nymphaeaceae, the water-lily family) with floating leaves and usually showy flowers ; broadly : an aquatic plant (as a water hyacinth) with showy flowers

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