Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Nymphaea alba" tana nufin wani nau'in shukar lili na ruwa wanda ya kasance a Turai, Arewacin Afirka, da yammacin Asiya. Ana kuma san shi da launin ruwan fari na Turai ko kuma kawai farar ruwan lili. Itacen yana da manya-manyan furanni masu kamshi, farare masu shawagi a saman ruwa kuma suna kewaye da ganyen madauwari wanda a wasu lokuta ake amfani da su don yin ado. Tsiron ya dade yana zama alamar tsarki da wayewa a al'adu daban-daban kuma ana amfani da shi a cikin magungunan ganye don abin da ake cewa yana warkarwa.