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Webster 1913 Edition

Water lily

Wa′ter lilˊy

.

(Bot.)

A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See

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☞ The name is extended to various plants of other related genera, as

Nuphar

,

Euryale

,

Nelumbo

, and

Victoria

. See

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, and

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