Definition of nymph

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

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Limoniad :: Limoniad (n.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.
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.
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
Nymph :: Nymph (n.) A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain..
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..
Nympholeptic :: Nympholeptic (a.) Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.
Nuphar :: Nuphar (n.) A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea..
Nymphlike :: Nymphlike (a.) Alt. of Nymphl.
Water Nymph :: Water nymph () A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides..
Sea-maid :: Sea-maid (n.) A sea nymph.
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..
Nymphical :: Nymphical (a.) Of or pertaining to nymphs.
Nymphotomy :: Nymphotomy (n.) Excision of the nymphae.
Dryad :: Dryad (n.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Sovereign :: Sovereign (n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy..
Paranymphal :: Paranymphal (a.) Bridal; nuptial.
Nympha :: Nympha (n.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva..
Nymphomania :: Nymphomania (n.) Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease..
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