ˈnim(p)fə noun
( plural nym·phae -)ˌfē)
Etymology: Latin — more at nymph
1. : nymph 3
2. nymphae plural
[New Latin, from Latin, plural of nympha nymph]
: labia minora
3.
[New Latin, from nymphae labia minora]
: one of the thickened marginal processes behind the beak of many bivalves where the ligament is attached