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nymphoid

nymphoid adjective: of or pertaining to a nymph.

Adjective

nymphoid (comparative more nymphoid, superlative most nymphoid)

  1. Of or pertaining to a nymph.
  2. Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Nymphoides.

Noun

nymphoid (plural nymphoids)

  1. Any plant of the genus Nymphoides.

Forms of nymphoid

Adjective
comparativemore nymphoid
superlativemost nymphoid
Noun
pluralnymphoids

Origin of nymphoid

By surface analysis, nymph + -oid. Botanical senses from translingual Nymphoides.

Questions about nymphoid

What does nymphoid mean?
Nymphoid means of or pertaining to a nymph.
What part of speech is nymphoid?
Nymphoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nymphoid in the dictionary

  1. nympho-
  2. nymphochrysalides
  3. nymphochrysalis
  4. nymphochrysalises
  5. nymphoes
  6. nymphoid
  7. nymphoids
  8. nympholepsia
  9. nympholepsies
  10. nympholepsy
  11. nympholept

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