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pond lily

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pond lily

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

Origin:
1740–50, Americanism
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pond lily  
n.  See water lily.
water lily  
n.  Any of various cosmopolitan aquatic herbs of the genus Nymphaea, having floating leaves and showy, variously colored flowers, especially N. odorata, with fragrant many-petaled white or pinkish flowers. Also called pond lily.
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