Found 2 items, similar to pond lily.
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Definition: pond lily
pond lily
n : a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical
regions [syn:
water nymph,
fragrant water lily,
Nymphaea odorata
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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.
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Pond hen (Zo["o]l.), the American coot. See
Coot
(a) .
Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under
Water, and
Illust. under
Nymph[ae]a.
Pond snail (Zo["o]l.), any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing
snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,
Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to
Melantho,
Valvata, and
various other genera.
Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub (
Tetranthera geniculata
) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.
Pond tortoise,
Pond turtle (Zo["o]l.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family
Emydid[ae]. Numerous species are
found in North America.
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