# nenuphar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɛnjʊfɑː/

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
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