different between lymph vs nymph

English

Alternative forms

• lymphe (rare or archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“water”). Doublet of nymph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?mf/

Noun

lymph (countable and uncountable, plural lymphs)

1. (obsolete, poetic) Pure water.
   1. (archaic) The sap of plants.
2. (physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
   1. (immunology) The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.

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Related terms

• nymph

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References

• “lymph”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lymph”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• nymphe (rare or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English nimphe, from French nimphe, from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride”), from Ancient Greek ????? (númph?, “bride”). Doublet of nympha.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?mf/

Noun

nymph (plural nymphs or nymphæ)

1. (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
2. A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

   Synonyms: lolita, nymphet, nymphette

3. (entomology) The larva of certain insects.

   Synonyms: instar, naiad

4. (entomology) Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

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See also

• alseid, auloniad, crinaeae, limnade, meliae, napaeae, oceanids, oreads, pegaeae
• dryads, hamadryads, naiads, nereids
• Hesperides