nenuphar

n. [植] 睡莲, 白睡莲

发音

/ˈnɛnjʊfɑː/

词形变化

nenuphars 复数 nenuphars

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).

词源

From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”), from नील (nīla, “blue”) + उत्पल (utpala, “lotus, water-lily”). Compare French nénufar.

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