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wa'ter lil"y
1. any of various aquatic plants of the genus
Nymphaea, species of which have large, disklike, floating leaves and showy flowers, esp.
N. odorata, of America, or
N. alba, of Europe. Cf.
water lily family.
2. any related plant of the genus
Nuphar.
3. a plant of the water lily family.
4. the flower of any such plant.
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