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WATER NYMPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fairy that inhabits water
Synonyms:
water nymph; water spirit; water sprite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water nymph" is a kind of...):
faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water nymph"):
undine (any of various female water spirits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("water nymph" is a kind of...):
nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water nymph"):
sea nymph ((Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus)
naiad ((Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
Synonyms:
fragrant water lily; Nymphaea odorata; pond lily; water nymph
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water nymph" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Holonyms ("water nymph" is a member of...):
genus Nymphaea; Nymphaea (the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
Synonyms:
naiad; water nymph
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("water nymph" is a kind of...):
aquatic plant; hydrophyte; hydrophytic plant; water plant (a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth)
Holonyms ("water nymph" is a member of...):
genus Naias; genus Najas; Naias; Najas (sole genus of the family Naiadaceae)
