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noun
- a water lily, especially the common white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar luteum)
- 1923: Arrived at the stall of a fruiterer, she bought Syrian apples, Osm�ni quinces, peaches from Uman, jasmine of Aleppo, Damascene nenuphars, cucumbers from the Nile, limes from Egypt, Sult�nī citrons, myrtle berries, flowers of henna, blood-red anemones, violets, pomegranate bloom, and the narcissus. " The Thousand Nights and One Night, tr. Powys Mathers
- 1962: Somewhere an iron curtain had gone up, baring a painted one, with nymphs and nenuphars. " Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
Etymology: Mediíval Latin, from Arabic (ARchar, ÙÙÙÙ) nilÅfar, Persian (FAchar, ÙÙÙÙÙ) nÄnÅfar, from Sanskrit ààààààà nÄlotpala, from ààà nÄla "blue" + àààà utpala "lotus, water-lily".
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