WATER SPRITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water sprite mean? 

• WATER SPRITE (noun)
  The noun WATER SPRITE has 2 senses:

1. aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

2. a fairy that inhabits water

  Familiarity information: WATER SPRITE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATER SPRITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ceratopteris pteridioides; floating fern; water sprite

Hypernyms ("water sprite" is a kind of...):

aquatic fern; water fern (ferns that grow in water)

Holonyms ("water sprite" is a member of...):

Ceratopteris; genus Ceratopteris (water ferns)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fairy that inhabits water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

water nymph; water spirit; water sprite

Hypernyms ("water sprite" is a kind of...):

faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water sprite"):

undine (any of various female water spirits)