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water nymph

noun

Etymology

From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water + nymph.

  1. inherited from water-nymph

Definitions

  1. A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.

    • We cannot refrain from suspecting that in the original legend these were Valkyrias and not Water-nymphs, for these last would hardly strip to go into the water, their native element.

  2. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA