Some broad-leaved water-plant; ? the Clote or Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies (32) edockec1000 Some broad-leaved water-plant; ? the Clote or Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea). water rose?a1300 = water lily, n. (in various senses). mead-flower?a1350 An aquatic plant with broad leaves and yellow flowers, perhaps the yellow water lily, Nuphar lutea, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris. water beanc1400 †(a) common brooklime, Veronica beccabunga (obsolete); (b) a lotus (genus Nelumbo: see Nelumbo, n.) (so called with reference to the round seeds of… water coltsfoot14.. Applied to other plants allied to the preceding, e.g. fragrant coltsfoot n.,sweet coltsfoot Nardosmia (Petasites) fragransand palmata. or resembling… nenuphar?a1425 A water lily, esp. the white water lily, Nymphaea alba, or the yellow water lily, Nuphar luteum. Also (esp. in †oil of nenuphar, †syrup of nenuphar)… water lily?a1425 Any of various aquatic plants constituting the family Nymphaeaceae, having large, rounded floating leaves and showy emergent flowers; esp. the… lotec1487 Any of several aquatic plants of the genera Nymphaea and Nelumbo; esp. the white lotus, Nymphaea lotus, and the sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera. Cf… lotusc1487 Any of several water lilies of the genus Nymphaea; spec. (more fully white lotus) N. lotus, of East Africa and South-East Asia, and (more fully blue… nymphaea1543 Originally: the common white water lily, Nymphaea alba; (also) †the common yellow water lily, Nuphar lutea (formerly Nymphaea lutea) (obsolete)… water-can1622 A water lily. Obsolete. can-dock1661 The Yellow Water-lily. Also applied to the White Water-lily; see quots. lotus flower1710 an aquatic lotus (see senses 1 and 6); a flower of such a plant. pond lily1748 Any of several chiefly yellow North American water lilies, esp. the spatterdock, Nuphar advena. Indian lotus1797 an Asian water plant, Nelumbo nucifera, bearing large, fragrant, white or pink flowers, which is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists and is the… padma1799 The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera; the flower of this plant. Also: an emblematic representation of the flower. Nuphar1822 A genus of water lilies of Eurasia and eastern North America (family Nymphaeaceae), having yellow or purple flowers usually held above the water… beaver-root1832 a pond-lily, Nymphæa odorata. splatterdock1832 The yellow pond-lily. frog-lily1845 the yellow water lily, Nuphar lutea; also called cow lily. brandy-bottle1846 Botany. A local name of the Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar luteum). Victoria1846 Botany. A gigantic species of water-lily, Victoria regia, indigenous to South America. water nymph1848 Originally North American. A water lily of the genus Nymphaea. rare. lotus lily1857 (a) an aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo (see sense 6); (b) any of several water lilies of the genus Nymphaea (see sense 1) (now rare). cow-lily1862 the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, or the yellow water-lily, Nuphar advena. pool lily1902 a water lily. Subcategories:— as a symbol in Eastern religions (1) — plant resembling (1) — part of (4) |
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