pond lily
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pond lily
An Americanism dating back to 1740–50
Example Sentences
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They collected an additional four thousand crates of pond lily roots, which Olmsted’s men quickly planted, only to watch most of the roots succumb to the ever-changing levels of the lake.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
We pushed into one bay after another, among the dense "bonnets,"— huge leaves of the common yellow pond lily, —but found nothing that I had not seen before.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
Suppose one is giving a pond lily breakfast.
From Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Pierce, Paul
Dorothy looked like a pond lily, Tavia had told her, in her light green dress with her yellow hair falling over it.
From Dorothy Dale : a girl of today by Penrose, Margaret
"Oh, aren't they lovely!" exclaimed the little cash girl, but no one knew that was the first time she ever, in all her life, held a pond lily in her hand.
From The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Hope, Laura Lee
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