water lily
water lily noun: any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.
Noun
water lily (plural water lilies)
- Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.
- The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 16
- Species of genus Nymphoides, fringed water lily and similar plants.
- Species of genus Nelumbo.
water lily meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
water lily in Hindi
- Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- कुमुदिनी kumudinī, कुमुद kumud
water lily in Tamil
- Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- அல்லி alli, ஆம்பல் āmpal
water lily in Bengali
- Any members of Nymphaeaceae
- শাপলা śapla
water lily in Telugu
- a water lily, a blue lotus
- ఉత్పలము utpalamu
- a water lily
- నలినము nalinamu
- the water lily or lotus
- కలువ kaluva
More languagesFewer languages
- water lily in Malayalam
- ആമ്പൽ āmpal
- water lily in Kannada
- ನೆಯ್ದಿಲ್, ನೆಯಿದಲೆ, ನೆಯಿದಿಲು, ನೆಯ್ದಿಲು
- water lily in Sanskrit
- उत्पल utpala, कुमुद kumuda
- water lily in Sinhala
- මානෙල් mānel, ඕලු ōlu
- water lily in Assamese
- ভেঁট bhẽt, ভেঁটফুল bhẽtophul
- water lily in Indonesian
- bunga teratai
- water lily in Persian
- نیلوفر آبی nilufar-e âbi
- water lily in Thai
- บัว buua, บัวสาย buua-sǎai
- water lily in Vietnamese
- súng
- water lily in Myanmar
- ကြာ kra
Forms of water lily
| plural | water lilies |
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| alternative form | water-lily |
| alternative form | waterlily |
Questions about water lily
- What does water lily mean?
- Water lily means any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.
- What is water lily in Hindi?
- Water lily in Hindi is कुमुदिनी (kumudinī), कुमुद (kumud). See Water lily meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is water lily?
- Water lily is a noun.
- What is the plural of water lily?
- The plural of water lily is water lilies.
Words near water lily in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: water lily (page history and authors); ఉత్పలము (Telugu) (page history and authors); water lily (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ඕලු (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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