white water lily

noun

1. any water lily of the genus Nymphaea, especially N. odorata, having fragrant, white flowers.

Example Sentences

The ponds were half covered with the white water-lily, and some other aquatic plants of the country.

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The actual 205 stem of the White Water-lily is about three inches in diameter, and stout and fleshy.

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In acyclic flowers there is often a gradual transition from petals to stamens, as in the white water-lily (fig. 31).

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Beside her knelt Antony, otherwise Migwan, holding out to her a big white water lily.

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In the waters at its northern end, wild rice grew plentifully, and the beautiful sweet-scented white water-lily or lotus.

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