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water lily

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. water lily (noun)
  2. Amazon water lily (noun)
  3. Australian water lily (noun)
  4. banana water lily (noun)
  5. blue water lily (noun)
  6. false water lily (noun)
  7. giant water lily (noun)
  8. royal water lily (noun)
  9. tuberous water lily (noun)
  10. white water lily (noun)
  11. yellow water lily (noun)
  12. water-lily family (noun)
  13. water-lily tree (noun)
  14. water-lily tulip (noun)

water lily

noun

Definition of WATER LILY

: 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 (as a water hyacinth) with showy flowers
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First Known Use of WATER LILY

14th century

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