nupharidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. nuphar; Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Bot . A family or tribe of Nympheaceæ, having the calyx and petals both distinct. *nup-son, s. [Etym. doubtful.] A fool, a numskull. ( Ben Jonson: Devil is an A , ii. 1.) nup'-tial (ti as sh), *nup-tiall, a . & s . [French nuptial , from Latin nuptial is = pertaining to marriage, from nuptiæ = a wedding, from nupta (properly the fem. sing. of nuptus , pa. par. of nubo =to veil, to marry) = a bride.] A. As adj .: Pertaining or relating to marriage; used or done at a wedding. "Espoused Eve decked first her nuptial bed." Milton: P. L., iv. 710. *B. As subst.: A wedding, a marriage; nuptials. (Now only used in the plural.) "She should this Angelo have married; was affianced to her oath, and the nuptial appointed." --Shakesp .: Meas ure for Measure, iii. 1.