Victoria

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Victoria (family Nymphaeaceae) A genus of giant water-lilies (V. amazonica, formerly V. regia), famous for its enormous, almost circular leaves, up to 2m across with radial rims, and V. cruziana, which occur in rivers and lakes in the Amazon region.

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Victoria (Great Britain)

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