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NYMPHAEA CAERULEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphaea caerulea mean? 

NYMPHAEA CAERULEA (noun)
  The noun NYMPHAEA CAERULEA has 1 sense:

1. blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptiansplay

  Familiarity information: NYMPHAEA CAERULEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NYMPHAEA CAERULEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blue lotus; Nymphaea caerulea

Hypernyms ("Nymphaea caerulea" is a kind of...):

water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)


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