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water lily

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Species of genus Nymphoides, fringed water lily and similar plants.
  3. Species of genus Nelumbo.

Equivalents

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العربيةنيلوفر
བོད་སྐད།ཀུ་མུད
Bosanskilokvanjlopočлоквањлопоч
Catalànenúfarnimfea
Češtinaleknín
Cymraegalawlili'r dŵr
Ελληνικάνούφαρο
Esperantoakvolilionimfeo
Euskaranenufar
فارسینیلوفر آبی
Suomilummelummekasvi
Galegonenúfartapadeira
Hausabado
हिन्दीकुमुदिनी
Hrvatskilokvanjlopočлоквањлопоч
Magyartündérrózsa
ՀայերենՆունուֆար
Italianogiglio d'acquaninfea
日本語スイレン睡蓮
ភាសាខ្មែរព្រលឹតលំចង់
한국어수련
Kurdînîlufer
Latinanymphaea
മലയാളംആമ്പൽ
မြန်မာကြား
Nederlandswaterlelie
Polskigrzybieńgrzybienielilia wodnanenufar
Portuguêsnenúfarninfeiavitória-régia
Românănenufarnufăr
Русскийкувшинканенюфар
සිංහලකමලමානෙල්
Српскиlokvanjlopočлоквањлопоч
Svenskanäckros
தமிழ்அல்லிஆம்பல்
ไทยบัวบัวสาย
Türkçenilüfer
Українськалатаття
Tiếng Việtsung

Examples

“The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

water line water locust water lot water louse water main Water Man

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