noun
Etymology: Middle English water nimphe, from water + nimphe nymph — more at nymph
1. : a goddess (as one of the naiads, Nereids, or Oceanids) of classical mythology associated with a body of water
2.
a. : a common white water lily ( Nymphaea odorata ) ; broadly : a plant or flower of the genus Nymphaea
b. : a plant of the genus Naias
3. : dragonfly