Castalia

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noun

Cas·​ta·​lia

kaˈstālyə,

-lēə

variants or Castalie

ˈkastəlē

plural -s

: a source of poetic inspiration

Castalia

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"

taxonomic synonym of nymphaea

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from Castalia, spring on Parnassus sacred to the Muses, from Latin, from Greek Kastalia

New Latin, from Castalia (spring)

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