lymph /lɪmf/ noun4 •A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets. •The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.She lay face-down, an infected puncture point on the inside of her thigh oozing a faint lymph. — 2000 •(literary, no longer used) Pure water. •(literary, no longer used) The sap of plants. formslymphs