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Nuphar

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Nu´phar    (nū´fär)
prop. n.1.(Bot.) A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea.
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Noun1.Nuphar - spatterdocksNuphar - spatterdocks                        
genus Nuphar
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
family Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family - dicot aquatic plants
cow lily, Nuphar advena, spatterdock, yellow pond lily - common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
Nuphar lutea, yellow water lily - a water lily with yellow flowers
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