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Daphne :: Daphne (n.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree..

Nymph :: Nymph (n.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad..

Houri :: Houri (n.) A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.

Lotus :: Lotus (n.) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments..

Siren :: Siren (n.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction..

Nymphaea :: Nymphaea (n.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus..

Pleiades :: Pleiades (n. pl.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky..

Paranymph :: Paranymph (n.) An ally; a supporter or abettor.

Nympha :: Nympha (n.) Same as Nymph, 3..

Nympholepsy :: Nympholepsy (n.) A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.

Oread :: Oread (n.) One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.

Nymphly :: Nymphly (a.) Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph..

Echo :: Echo (n.) A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice..

Hamadryad :: Hamadryad (n.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode..

Nympholeptic :: Nympholeptic (a.) Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.

Nymphic :: Nymphic (a.) Alt. of Nymphica.

Nymph :: Nymph (n.) A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.

Paranymphal :: Paranymphal (a.) Bridal; nuptial.

Nympha :: Nympha (n.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva..

Nymphical :: Nymphical (a.) Of or pertaining to nymphs.

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