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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nenuphar
"Un beau nénuphar jaune flottait sur l'étang."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, typically having floating rounded leaves and yellow or white showy flowers.
"The golden blossoms of the pond-lily dotted the surface of the quiet lake." - 2
Specifically, any of the water lilies of the genus Nuphar, often distinguished from Nymphaea by having yellow flowers.
"Frogs frequently used the broad leaves of the pond-lily as resting platforms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'pond' (Old English 'pund' or a parallel development relating to an enclosed body of water) and 'lily' (from Old English 'lilie', ultimately derived from Latin 'lilium' and Greek 'leirion'). The compound term emerged in Middle English to describe aquatic plants of the family Nymphaeaceae that resemble lilies and thrive in still, shallow waters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pond-lily" is said worldwide
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nénuphar
Transliteration: nenuphar
"Un beau nénuphar jaune flottait sur l'étang."
Teichrose
Transliteration: Teichrose
"Die gelbe Teichrose blüht im Sommer auf dem Wasser."
ninfea
Transliteration: ninfea
"Le ninfee galleggiano placidamente sul lago."
nenúfar
Transliteration: nenufar
"El nenúfar amarillo decora la superficie del estanque."
nenúfar
Transliteration: nenufar
"As rãs saltavam de nenúfar em nenúfar."
कमल
Transliteration: kamal
"तालाब में पीले रंग का कमल तैर रहा है।"
睡莲
Transliteration: shuìlián
"池塘里盛开着美丽的睡莲。"
수련
Transliteration: suryeon
"연못 위에 노란 수련이 피어 있다."
コウホネ
Transliteration: kouhone
Script: 河骨
"池の表面に黄色いコウホネが咲いている。"
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