namphales

pl. [Pl. of Lat. nymphal is =of or belonging to a fountain; by botanists derived from nymphœa (q. v.).] Bot .: An alliance of Hypogynous Exogens, containing the three orders, Nymphæaceæ, Cabombaceæ, and Nelumbiacere (q. v.). ( Lindley .) pl. adj. suff. -idæ.]