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nymphaeaceous

nymphaeaceous adjective: of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies.

Adjective

nymphaeaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies.

Origin of nymphaeaceous

From translingual Nymphaeaceae + -ous (adjectival suffix).

Questions about nymphaeaceous

What does nymphaeaceous mean?
Nymphaeaceous means of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies.
What part of speech is nymphaeaceous?
Nymphaeaceous is an adjective.

Words near nymphaeaceous in the dictionary

  1. nymph of the pavement
  2. nymph of the pavé
  3. nympha
  4. nymphae
  5. nymphaea
  6. nymphaeaceous
  7. nymphaeas
  8. nymphaeid
  9. nymphaeids
  10. nymphaeum
  11. nymphaeums

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