pond lily


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

Origin of pond lily

1
An Americanism dating back to 1740–50

Words Nearby pond lily

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How to use pond lily in a sentence

  • The fragrant white pond lily springs from the same black mud out of which the yellow lily sucks its obscene life and noisome odor.

    Library Notes | A. P. Russell
  • For all reply I seized a handful of the pond lily pattern silver and gazed at it with a savage joy.

    Murder in Any Degree | Owen Johnson
  • As we drew nigh we could see that its smooth waters were thickly dotted with the pure blossoms of the pond-lily.

    Stories and Sketches | Harriet S. Caswell
  • Another flower that one makes special excursions for is the pond-lily.

    Riverby | John Burroughs
  • The ice cream may be in the pond-lily flowers, prepared as were the peonies in the June luncheon.

    Gala Day Luncheons | Caroline Benedict Burrell

British Dictionary definitions for pond lily

pond lily

noun
  1. another name for water lily

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