English
Etymology
Mediæval Latin, from Arabic ARchar|نلوÙر nilÅ«far, Persian FAchar|نينوÙر nÄ«nÅ«far, from Sanskrit नीलोतपल nÄ«lotpala, from नील nÄ«la ‘blue’ + उतपल utpala ‘lotus, water-lily’.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'nɛnjʊfɑ:/
Noun
en-noun
- 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, OsmÄni quinces, peaches from Uman, jasmine of Aleppo, Damascene nenuphars, cucumbers from the Nile, limes from Egypt, SultÄnÄ« citrons, myrtle berries, flowers of henna, blood-red anemones, violets, pomegranate bloom, and the narcissus. — The Thousand Nights and One Night, tr. Powys Mathers
#:*1962: Somewhere an iron curtain had gone up, baring a painted one, with nymphs and nenuphars. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
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