/nim'fee ay"sheuhs/ , adj.
belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants. Cf. water lily family .
[ Nymphaeace ( ae ) ( Nymphae ( a ) the type genus (L: the water lily ( nymphaîa, n. use of fem. of nymphaîos, sacred to the nymphs; see NYMPHAEUM)) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]