pond lily

pond lily
noun
a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
Hypernyms: ↑water lily
Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaea, ↑genus Nymphaea

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noun

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any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
[1740-50, Amer.]

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pond lily noun
A water lily
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Main Entry:pond

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pond lily,
= water lily. (Cf.water lily)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Pond lily — Pond Pond, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound. See {Pound} an inclosure.] A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. Through pond or pool. Milton. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pond lily — ☆ pond lily n. WATERLILY …   English World dictionary

  • pond-lily — margoji lūgnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lūgninių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Nuphar variegata), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nuphar variegata angl. pond lily; variegated yellow pond lily pranc. grand nénuphar jaune… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • pond-lily — lūgnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lūgninių (Nymphaeaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Nuphar). atitikmenys: lot. Nuphar angl. yellow pond lily; pond lily; spatterdock vok. Mummel; Nixenblume; Teichrose rus. кубышка lenk. grążel …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • pond lily — pond′ lil′y n. pln water lily • Etymology: 1740–50, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • pond lily — noun Date: 1748 water lily …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock. [1740 50, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • pond-lily — n. Water lily (Nymphaea) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • pond-lily — …   Useful english dictionary

  • variegated yellow pond-lily — margoji lūgnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lūgninių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Nuphar variegata), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nuphar variegata angl. pond lily; variegated yellow pond lily pranc. grand nénuphar jaune… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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