睡すい蓮れん

noun

water lily

General term for any plant of the genus Nymphaea.

• 池いけに睡すい蓮れんが咲さいている。

  Water lilies are blooming in the pond.

noun

pygmy waterlily

Specifically Nymphaea tetragona, a small species of water lily. Often referred to as ヒツジグサ in Japanese.

See also: ヒツジグサ

• 睡すい蓮れんの中なかでもヒツジグサは特とくに小ちいさい。

  Among water lilies, the pygmy waterlily is especially small.