- Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea - the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies
--1 is a kind of magnoliid dicot genus
--1 is a member of Nymphaeaceae, family Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family
--1 has members:water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata; European white lily, Nymphaea alba; lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus