genus Nymphaea ge·nus·nymp·haea uncommon noun 1. the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies SynonymsNymphaeagenus Nymphaea Related words Broader terms magnoliid dicot genus Parts Nymphaeaceae Part of water nymphEuropean white lilylotus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
