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pond lily
noun
- any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
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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.
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For all reply I seized a handful of the Pond Lily pattern silver and gazed at it with a savage joy.
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As we drew nigh we could see that its smooth waters were thickly dotted with the pure blossoms of the pond-lily.
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Another flower that one makes special excursions for is the pond-lily.
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The ice cream may be in the pond-lily flowers, prepared as were the peonies in the June luncheon.
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