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
May says her picture looks like a crazy pond lily.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
For John von Bergen Elegy For Simenon Fresh air, faintly salty, smell of bark and fallen apples, small pond, lily pads, dark water.
From The Book with the Yellow Cover by Wetterau, John Moncure
This was really an animal, but it looked somewhat like a closed pond lily with a long stem, and people used to call it the stone lily.
From Diggers in the Earth by Tappan, Eva March
Any other seeds, such as those of pond lily and eel-grass, that germinate readily under water, will do as well as rice.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education
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