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noun
the large, floating leaf of a water lily.
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Origin of lily pad
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby lily pad
lily family, lily iron, lily-livered, lily-of-the-Nile, lily of the valley, lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima
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British Dictionary definitions for lily pad
lily pad
noun
any of the floating leaves of a water lily
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