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Meaning of "white water lily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE WATER LILY

white water lily  [waɪt ˈwɔːtə ˈlɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE WATER LILY

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White water lily is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITE WATER LILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

White waterlily

White waterlily can mean: ▪ Nymphaea alba, of Europe and North Africa ▪ Nymphaea lotus, of East Africa and Southeast Asia ▪ Nymphaea pubescens, of South Asia and Southeast Asia ▪ Nymphaea nouchali,of South, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and the national flower of Bangladesh. Also available Blue-, Red-flowered.

Definition of white water lily in the English dictionary

The definition of white water lily in the dictionary is a European species of water lily, Nymphaea alba, with large white flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITE WATER LILY


burlily
ˈbɜːlɪlɪ
comelily
ˈkʌmlɪlɪ
curlily
ˈkɜːlɪlɪ
godlily
ˈɡɒdlɪlɪ
holily
ˈhəʊlɪlɪ
jollily
ˈdʒɒlɪlɪ
Lillee
ˈlɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
lonelily
ˈləʊnlɪlɪ
lowlily
ˈləʊlɪlɪ
Lyly
ˈlɪlɪ
melancholily
ˈmelənˌkɒlɪlɪ
oilily
ˈɔɪlɪlɪ
piccalilli
ˈpɪkəˌlɪlɪ
sicklily
ˈsɪklɪlɪ
sillily
ˈsɪlɪlɪ
statelily
ˈsteɪtlɪlɪ
unfriendlily
ʌnˈfrendˈlɪlɪ
ungodlily
ʌnˈɡɒdˈlɪlɪ
unholily
ʌnˈhəʊlɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE WATER LILY

white squall
white stick
white Stilton
White supremacist
White supremacy
white tea tree
white tie
white toast
white trash
White Van Man
white vitriol
White Volta
white walnut
white water
white wedding
white whale
white willow
white wine
white witch
white worm

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE WATER LILY

African lily
arum lily
blackberry lily
calla lily
day lily
Easter lily
fawn lily
gild the lily
glory lily
Madonna lily
mariposa lily
Mount Cook lily
Peruvian lily
plantain lily
pond lily
sea lily
slily
sword lily
tiger lily
water lily
yellow water lily

Synonyms and antonyms of white water lily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «white water lily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE WATER LILY

Find out the translation of white water lily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of white water lily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «white water lily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白色的睡莲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nenúfar blanco
570 millions of speakers

English

white water lily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद पानी लिली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زنبق الماء الأبيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Белая лилия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lírio de água branca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা জল Lily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nénuphar blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lily air putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weiße Seerose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白いスイレン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화이트 워터 릴리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih lily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lily nước trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை நீர் லில்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा पाणी कमळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz su lilyası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ninfea bianca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biała lilia wodna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біла лілія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nufăr alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άσπρο νούφαρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit waterlelie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vit näckros
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvit vannlilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white water lily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE WATER LILY»

The term «white water lily» is normally little used and occupies the 108.630 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE WATER LILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «white water lily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «white water lily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white water lily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE WATER LILY»

Discover the use of white water lily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white water lily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kalhār (white water-lily): studies in art, iconography, ...
Kalhar: Studies In Art, Iconography, Architecture And Archaeology Of India And Bangladesh Is A Collection Of Forty Research Papers In Honour Of Prof Enamul Haque, Founder And Formerly Director General Of The Bangladesh National Museum And ...
Enamul Haque, Gouriswar Bhattacharya, 2007
2
Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
European white water lily (Nymphaea alba), which is found in Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia, is an herbaceous, aquatic flowering plant that thrives in shallow, still water. About 35 temperate and tropical species of water lilies belong to ...
Linda Berg, 2007
3
The Critical Difference: Essays in the Contemporary Rhetoric ...
In an effort to catch literature in the act of seducing sexuality away from what we thereby think is literality, I have chosen to analyze a prose poem by Mallarme called Le Nenuphar blanc (The White Water- lily). The poem tells the story of nothing ...
Barbara Johnson, 1985
4
The Biltmore Nursery: A Botanical Legacy
Small White Water-Lily. This is the smallest of the Water- Lilies and is very desirable for tubs or small pools. Leaves oval, dark green above, purplish beneath, 3 to 4 inches across. Flowers white, the petals faintly striped with purple; stamens ...
Bill Alexander, 2007
5
Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
... banana water-lily water-lily, European white — » European white water-lily water-lily, fragrant — » fragrant water-lily water-lily, pygmy — » pygmy water-lily water-lily, yellow —» yellow water-lily water lobelia = Lobelia dortmanna (V:D) water ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
6
The Royal Water-Lily of South America
Alluding to the gorgeous double blossoms of the White Water-Lily, Withering remarks: — " Botanists often affect to despise the labours of the florist, who wishes, by multiplying the petals, to produce double flowers, stigmatising them by the ...
George Lawson, 2009
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Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia
Many were originated by George Pring of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Here are some of the most important species: Hardy Water-lilies (Nymphaea) N. alba — the European White Water-lily with leaves 12 in. across and reddish when young ...
Donald Wyman, 1986
8
The royal water-lily of South America, and the water-lilies ...
Alluding to the gorgeous double blossoms of the White Water-Lily, Withering remarks: — " Botanists often affect to despise the labours of the florist, who wishes, by multiplying the petals, to produce double flowers, stigmatising them by the ...
George Lawson, 1851
9
Cape Cod Wildflowers: A Vanishing Heritage
White Water Lily Nymphaea odorata Ait. Languid, sultry summer days often conjure up visions of barefoot children playing and fishing by a pondside gleaming with the brilliant blossoms of the white water lily. Its Latin name means ' Fragrant ...
Mario J. DiGregorio, Jeff Wallner, 2003
10
Nelumbium Luteum Or Great American Water-lily
This latter plant, it is well known, will not thrive in the open air in this climate. In this respect the Nelumbium has a great advantage. After the lotus has been placed in our parks, it could be followed by the odorous and inodorous White Water Lily ...
E. M. Hale, 1871

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE WATER LILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white water lily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The kingdom of water lilies
There is marked symbolism related with water lilies. The white water lily is the National Flower of Bangladesh and state flower of Andhra Pradesh. The blue ... «Mid-Day, Jun 15»
2
GARDEN MAIDEN: Seeing a water lily made me think of a friend
I noticed that morning, a bright, white water lily blooming through the glass top of water in the pool turned watering pond. I celebrated their rejuvenation, since I ... «The Times, Jun 15»
3
Gardening: Growing water lillies in Britain
And although our native white water lily, Nymphaea alba, can easily cover nine square metres of water, many others will spread no more than 100cm. Since the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 08»

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