Definition of Nymphaea caerulea

1. Noun. Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians.

Exact synonyms: Blue Lotus
Generic synonyms: Water Lily

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphaea Caerulea

Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctimene
Nyctotherus
Nydrazid
Nydri
Nyepi
Nyepis
Nyhan
Nyiha
Nyingma
Nyiragongo
Nyiramba
Nyiregyháza
Nylonkong
Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea caerulea
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphalidae
Nymphalis
Nymphalis antiopa
Nymphicus
Nymphicus hollandicus
Nynorsk
Nypa
Nyquist frequency
Nyquist rate
Nyssa

Literary usage of Nymphaea caerulea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs Relative to Egypt: Written in that Country During the Campaigns of by Institut d'Egypte (1798-1801) (1800)
"... the nymphaea caerulea on the contrary are linear, ... and ovato-lanceolate in the nymphaea caerulea. ..."

2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"nymphaea caerulea, a distinct species with blue flowers and yellow stamens, ought to be in every collection. ..."

3. Gardening in California, Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1914)
"nymphaea caerulea, a distinct species with blue flowers and yellow stamens, ought to be in every collection. ..."

4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"nymphaea caerulea. Andrews's reposit. 197. Blue Water Lily. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. Introd. 1792, in HMS Gorgon, by Capt. • Parker. ..."

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