n.
Pronunciation: ' lim(p)f
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin lympha, water goddess, water, perhaps modification of Greek nymph ē nymph ― more at NUPTIAL
Date: circa 1673
1 archaic : the sap of plants
2 [New Latin lympha, from Latin, water] : a usually clear coagulable fluid that passes from intercellular spaces of body tissue into the lymphatic vessels, is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct, and resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets