naiad
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1. (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains (noun.person)
hypernym | : | water nymph, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water (noun.person) |
domain category | : | greek mythology, |
definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
2. submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant, |
definition | : | a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | genus naias, genus najas, naias, najas, |
definition | : | sole genus of the family Naiadaceae (noun.plant) |
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