Definition of Nymphaea alba

1. Noun. A water lily with white flowers.

Exact synonyms: European White Lily
Generic synonyms: Water Lily
Group relationships: Genus Nymphaea, Nymphaea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphaea Alba

Nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctimene
Nyctotherus
Nydrazid
Nydri
Nyepi
Nyepis
Nyhan
Nyiha
Nyingma
Nyiragongo
Nyiramba
Nyiregyháza
Nylonkong
Nymphaea alba (current term)
Nymphaea caerulea
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphalidae
Nymphalis
Nymphalis antiopa
Nymphicus
Nymphicus hollandicus
Nynorsk
Nypa
Nyquist frequency
Nyquist rate

Literary usage of Nymphaea alba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hortus Kewensis: Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1789)
"Nymphaea alba. Sp. pl. 729. White Water Lily. Nat. of Britain. ... Nymphaea alba, flore pleno odorato. Clayton in Gron. virg. ed. 1. p. 57. ed. 2. p. 81. ..."

2. The Flora of Berkshire: Being a Topographical and Historical Account of the by George Claridge Druce (1897)
"Nymphaea alba, Linn. Sp. PI. 510 (1753% and of Gerard. Castalia alba. Top. Bot. 19. ... Nymphaea alba major vulgaris, Park. 1251. In Windsor Lake. ..."

3. The Library of Original Sources: Ideas that Have Influenced Civilization, in edited by Oliver Joseph Thatcher (1915)
"The white water-lily (Nymphaea alba) raises itself every morning out of the water and opens ... The very same thing may be observed in the Nymphaea alba. ..."

4. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1880)
"In Nymphaea alba the nucleus of the large cell generally preserves its nucleolus in the ripe Pollen-body, often even in the tubes (1—5 per cent., ..."

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