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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wa·ter nymph
 1. Myth. A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.
 2. Bot. A water lily (Nymphaea).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 water nymph
      n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small
           flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: naiad]
      2: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
         that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
         [syn: fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea
          odorata]
      3: (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
      4: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: water sprite]