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 (such as a water hyacinth) with showy flowers

Examples of water lily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Anderson and Mullen bought the property in 1991, Olmsted’s water lily pools, the garden’s central feature, had crumbled. — Clint Clemens, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2021 In the early days of Bohanna, a snack business, Nadine C. Habayeb roasted popped water lily seeds in her South End apartment oven then seasoned and bagged samples herself. — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2021 Contestants ranging from amateurs to industrial design firms submitted proposals for cups made from mushrooms, rice husks, water lily pads, corn leaves and artificial spider silk. — Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021 The cafe will offer charcuterie boards, both savory and sweet, featuring vegan products like BE-hive pepperoni, Herbivorous Butcher deli slices, and AshaPops, which are popped water lily seeds. — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021 When candied, Chinese lotus seeds are denser, nuttier, and more starchy, while AshaPops puff their water lily seeds into a lighter, fluffier popcorn-alternative. — Amber Gibson, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2021 According to Kelley, day-to-day Kate loves to wear Jo Malone London’s Orange Blossom, with notes of clementine flower, white lilac, water lily, and orriswood. — Rachel Burchfield, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2020 The barcarole that sentimentally takes Pierrot home back to Bergamo, with a moonbeam for a rudder and a water lily for a boat, gets its sinister, otherworldly wind for its sails from the full quintet up to its eerie tricks. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020 In the powder room, crystal wall sconces look like they’re set in water lily leaves. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020

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