Nuphar

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nuphar, from Byzantine Greek νούφαρο (noúpharo), from Arabic نُوفَر (nūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).

Proper noun

Nuphar f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – the water lily and similar aquatic plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): ,  - sections

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Nymphaeaceae): Nymphaea, , Euryale, Victoria - genera

Further reading

• Nuphar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nuphar on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nuphar on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nuphar at The Plant List