Definition of Nymphaea stellata

1. Noun. Blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia.

Exact synonyms: Blue Lotus
Generic synonyms: Water Lily

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphaea Stellata

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

Literary usage of Nymphaea stellata

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 (1811)
"Nymphaea stellata. Willden. sp.pl. sp 1153. Andrews's reposit. 330. Star flower'd Water Lily. Nat. oi the Eas.t Indies. ..."

2. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"/3 from a little above the sea-level, up to an elevation of 5000 feet, very abundant.—Thw. En. PI. Zeyl. Ip4el. EURYALE FEROX. Salisb. Nymphaea stellata. ..."

3. The London Journal of Botany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1844)
"Near Pamplemousses I found all the ponds covered with the floating leaves and beautiful blue flowers of the Nymphaea stellata. My second excursion was, ..."

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