genus Naias, genus Najas, Naias, Najas - sole genus of the family Naiadaceae

aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

water lily - an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

genus Nymphaea, Nymphaea - the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies

Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

sea nymph - (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus

nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

naiad - (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains

faerie, faery, fairy, sprite - small, human in form, playful, having magical powers

undine - any of various water spirits