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YELLOW POND LILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow pond lily mean?
• YELLOW POND LILY (noun)
The noun YELLOW POND LILY has 1 sense:
1. common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
Familiarity information: YELLOW POND LILY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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Meaning:
Common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cow lily; Nuphar advena; spatterdock; yellow pond lily
Hypernyms ("yellow pond lily" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Holonyms ("yellow pond lily" is a member of...):
genus Nuphar; Nuphar (spatterdocks)
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