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Water nymph

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
  2. 2
    a fairy that inhabits water wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
  4. 4
    (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water wordnet
  5. 5
    a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions wordnet
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  1. 6
    submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water + nymph.

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