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pond lily

noun

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


pond lily

noun

  1. another name for water lily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pond lily1

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50
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Example Sentences

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

For all reply I seized a handful of the Pond Lily pattern silver and gazed at it with a savage joy.

As we drew nigh we could see that its smooth waters were thickly dotted with the pure blossoms of the pond-lily.

Another flower that one makes special excursions for is the pond-lily.

The ice cream may be in the pond-lily flowers, prepared as were the peonies in the June luncheon.

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