pond lily

American  

noun

1. any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.

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pond lily British  

noun

1. another name for water lily

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Etymology

Origin of pond lily

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50

Example Sentences

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

Here was seen what is called the water rose, pink in color and nearly double the size of our pond lily, recalling the Egyptian lotus, to which family it would seem it must belong.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The pond lily is drawn with this same stroke reduced.

From Blackboard Drawing by Whitney, Frederick

"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

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