Definition of Nenupher
Nen"u*phar (?), n. [F.
nénufar: cf. Sp. nenúfar, It.
nenufár; all fr. Per. nīl&?;far.]
(Bot.) The great white water lily of Europe; the
Nymphæa alba.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a water lily, especially the common white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar luteum)
*1923: Arrived at the stall of a fruiterer, she bought Syrian apples, Osmāni quinces, peaches from Uman, jasmine of Aleppo, Damascene nenuphars, cucumbers from the Nile, limes from Egypt, Sultānī citrons, myrtle berries, flowers of henna, blood-red anemones, violets, pomegranate bloom, and the narcissus. — The Thousand Nights and One Night, tr. Powys Mathers
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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