Nuphar

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nuphar, from Byzantine Greek νούφαρο (noúpharo), from Arabic نُوفَر (nūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).

Proper noun

Nuphar f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – water lily and similar aquatic plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms - clade; Nymphaeales - order; Nymphaeaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nuphar sect. Astyla, Nuphar sect. Nuphar - sections
  • Nuphar lutea - type species

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Nymphaeaceae): Nymphaea, Barclaya, Euryale, Victoria - genera

References

• Nuphar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nuphar on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nuphar on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nuphar at The Plant List