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spatterdock

[ spat-er-dok ]

noun

  1. any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spatterdock1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; spatter + dock 4

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