water lily vs water nymph

water nymph vs water lily

water lily and water nymph both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
water lily	Yes	No	No	No
water nymph	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water nymph is a hyponym of water lily; that is, water nymph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than water lily:

water lily: an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
water nymph: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions

Other hyponyms of water lily include fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata, pond lily, European white lily, Nymphaea alba, Egyptian water lily, lotus, 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, 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)	water nymph (noun)
an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae	(Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
	a fairy that inhabits water
	submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
	a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions

Difference between water lily and water nymph

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