4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; — called also naiad.
NYMPHA
Nym"pha, n.; pl. Nymph. Etym: [L. See Nymph a goddess.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Nymph, 3.
2. pl. (Anat.)
Defn: Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva.
NYMPHAEA
Nym*phæ"a, n. Etym: [L., the water lily, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.
Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphæa transferred to what is now known as Nuphar.