nymphaeum
[ nim-fee-uh m ]
/ nɪmˈfi əm /
noun, plural nym·phae·a [nim-fee-uh] /nɪmˈfi ə/.
a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.
Origin of nymphaeum
1760–70; < Latin < Greek
nymphaîon place sacred to nymphs, noun use of neuter of
nymphaîos, equivalent to
nýmph(ē)
nymph +
-aios adj. suffix
Words nearby nymphaeum
nyman,
nyme,
nymph,
nympha,
nymphaeaceous,
nymphaeum,
nymphalid,
nymphectomy,
nymphet,
nymphitis,
nympho
Example sentences from the Web for nymphaea
The enlarged torus covering the ovary in Nymphaea (Castalia) and Nelumbium may be regarded as a form of disk.
In Nymphaea micrantha buds appear at the upper part of the petiole.
Nymphaea means “water nymph” and refers to the home of the plant.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain |Edith S. ClementsIts sandy and occasionally rocky bed, was dry; but parallel lines of Nymphaea lagoons extended on both sides.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig Leichhardt