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Definition of Nymphaea caerulea
1. Noun. Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphaea Caerulea
Literary usage of Nymphaea caerulea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs Relative to Egypt: Written in that Country During the Campaigns of by Institut d'Egypte (1798-1801) (1800)
"... the nymphaea caerulea on the contrary are linear, ... and ovato-lanceolate in
the nymphaea caerulea. ..."
2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"nymphaea caerulea, a distinct species with blue flowers and yellow stamens, ought
to be in every collection. ..."
3. Gardening in California, Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1914)
"nymphaea caerulea, a distinct species with blue flowers and yellow stamens, ought
to be in every collection. ..."
4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"nymphaea caerulea. Andrews's reposit. 197. Blue Water Lily. Nat. of the Cape of
Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. Introd. 1792, in HMS Gorgon, by Capt. • Parker. ..."
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