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单词 nuphar
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Nupharn.

Brit. /ˈnjuːfɑː/, U.S. /ˈn(j)uˌfɑr/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nuphar.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Nuphar (J. E. Smith in J. Sibthorp & J. E. Smith Flora Graec. Prodromus (1808) I. 361), shortened form of Arabic nīnūfar (see nenuphar n.). Compare also Middle French neufard (16th cent.), French regional (Haute-Marne) nufa . Compare earlier nenuphar n.
A genus of water lilies of Eurasia and eastern North America (family Nymphaeaceae), having yellow or purple flowers usually held above the water; (also nuphar) a water lily of this genus, esp. the yellow water lily, Nuphar luteum.
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water nymph1848
lotus lily1857
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1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. ii. 1008 Many of the aquatic plants, as nymphea, nuphar.., butomus, and hottonia, &c. are highly beautiful.
1844 F. W. Faber Sir Lancelot i. 10 With yellow flag-flowers..And dimpling globes of nuphar netted over.
1897 Outing 29 562/2 The idyllic little streams, carpeted with nuphars, swathed in reeds.
1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 683/2 The most familiar Nuphar is the common Yellow Water-lily (N. lutea), which inhabits many of our lakes and slow-running rivers.
1969 L. van der Pijl Princ. Dispersal Higher Plants v. 61 Many hydrochores bend their fruit stalks down..whereas in Nuphar (not purely hydrochorous) the seeds mature above water.
1982 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 69 999 (title) Ventilation by floating leaves in Nuphar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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