Nymphoides
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin nymphaea (ancient Roman name for water lily) + Latin -oides (“resembling”), because its leaves closely resemble those of water lilies
Proper noun
Nymphoides f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae – floating hearts.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Menyanthaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nymphoides peltata (fringed water lily) – type species
References
- Nymphoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nymphoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nymphoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons