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water lily vs lotus

lotus vs water lily

water lily and lotus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
water lily Yes No No No
lotus Yes No No No
As nouns, lotus is a hyponym of water lily; that is, lotus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than water lily:
  • water lily: an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
  • lotus: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
Other hyponyms of water lily include fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata, pond lily, water nymph, European white lily, Nymphaea alba, Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotus, blue lotus, Nymphaea caerulea, blue lotus, Nymphaea stellata, cow lily, Nuphar advena, spatterdock, yellow pond lily, Nuphar sagittifolium, southern spatterdock, Nuphar lutea, yellow water lily, Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus, American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, water chinquapin, yanquapin, Cabomba caroliniana, fanwort, water-shield, Brasenia schreberi, water-shield, water-target.
water lily (noun) lotus (noun)
an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
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