Egyptian water lily vs white lily

Egyptian water lily and white lily both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Egyptian water lily	Yes	No	No	No
white lily	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

Egyptian water lily (noun)	white lily (noun)
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians	lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
	white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians