Egyptian water lily vs Nymphaea lotus

Egyptian water lily and Nymphaea lotus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Egyptian water lily	Yes	No	No	No
Nymphaea lotus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Egyptian water lily and Nymphaea lotus are synonyms defined as:

Egyptian water lily and Nymphaea lotus: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

Other synonyms of Egyptian water lily include lotus, white lily, white lotus.

Egyptian water lily (noun)	Nymphaea lotus (noun)
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians	white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians