water lily
noun
: any of various aquatic plants (especially genera Nymphaea and Nuphar of the family Nymphaeaceae, the water-lily family) with floating leaves and usually showy flowers
broadly
: an aquatic plant (such as a water hyacinth) with showy flowers
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Great yellow pond lily grows from rhizomes and has large leaves like any other water lily with one flower per leaf.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
For Every Occasion By Audrey Noble Photo: Courtesy of Albertina Museum
Albertina Museum
A modern museum housed in an imperial palace—this is where Dürer’s hare meets Monet’s water lilies.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Likewise, there are multiple beetles named after The Beatles as a group or after their individual members, and a fossil species of water lilies is named after Claude Monet, famous for his water lily paintings.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Crushed and mixed with wine, the root of water lilies was used by monks and nuns for hundreds of years as an anaphrodisiac.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
For Every Occasion By Audrey Noble Photo: Courtesy of Albertina Museum
Albertina Museum
A modern museum housed in an imperial palace—this is where Dürer’s hare meets Monet’s water lilies.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Likewise, there are multiple beetles named after The Beatles as a group or after their individual members, and a fossil species of water lilies is named after Claude Monet, famous for his water lily paintings.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Crushed and mixed with wine, the root of water lilies was used by monks and nuns for hundreds of years as an anaphrodisiac.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for water lily
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“Water lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20lily. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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