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Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaeaceae

9.9
A family of water plants like water lilies with large floating leaves and bright flowers
  • noun
  • /nɪmˈfeɪ.əˌsiː.i/
  • Specialized
: Nymphaeaceae
  • Gardeners often plant Nymphaeaceae in water gardens for their stunning flowers.
  • Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae)

Examples

  • The Nymphaeaceae family is known for thriving in aquatic habitats around the world.

  • The pond was filled with beautiful blossoms of Nymphaeaceae, creating a serene environment.

  • Two of the four primary pollinators of Nuphar (Nymphaeaceae) species are aquatic beetles (Coleoptera) and flies (Diptera; Schneider and Moore 1977).

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

water-lily family
vsNymphaeaceae
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A group of water plants with large floating leaves and fragrant flowers

is the formal scientific name for the same group

Surface Forms

Nymphaeaceae singular
Nymphaeaceas singular

Morphology

Nymphaeaceae = Nymphaea (opaque) = Nymphaea + aceae

Although formed from the genus name 'Nymphaea' plus the botanical family suffix '-aceae', the construction uses technical Latin taxonomy that is not derivable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Nymphaeaceae comes from the Greek name nymphaea for the water-lily, and this is related to nymph, a 'young nature spirit' or 'water spirit' because the flowers looked like delicate spirits on the water. So Nymphaeaceae is the family name for water-lilies and their close relatives.