pond lily
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pond lily
An Americanism dating back to 1740–50
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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
The leaf of the pond lily, lotus, canna, maranta, rubber tree, magnolia, camellia, orange, and all leaves which have a waxy surface, should either be varnished or bronzed.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
Reports also reached me of beaver under the ice digging pond lily roots and carrying them into the house.
From The Chief Engineer by Henry Abbott
The boys all joined in with Cora and Clip in the expressions of delight, for there was the pretty little runabout, the Flyaway, made into a "live pond lily."
From The Motor Girls on a Tour by Margaret Penrose
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 Bradford Torrey
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