noun, masculine/neˈnufaɾ/plural: nenúfares
water lily
Synonyms: ninfea
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِيلَوْفَر (nīlawfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (/nīlōpal/, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).