nenuphar noun.
['nɛnjʊfɑ:] ME.[medieval Latin (whence also French nénuphar) from Arab. nīlūfar, Persian nīnūfar, nīlūpal from Sanskrit nīlotpala, from nīla blue (see ANIL) + utpala water lily, lotus.]A water lily;
esp. (a) the common white water lily,
Nymphaea alba;
(b) the yellow water lily,
Nuphar luteum.
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