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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Inside the pavilion’s new pool is the exhibition’s centerpiece, a group of giant Victoria water lilies, which will grow and bloom and eventually die through the exhibition’s run, which happens to map to their life cycle.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Kayll painted her own take on the famous Monet water lily scene right on top her dress for the gala.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
The giant water lilies will adorn the bay for two weeks starting May 4, but that’s only part of the picture.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Feed water lilies and lotus monthly.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Kayll painted her own take on the famous Monet water lily scene right on top her dress for the gala.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
The giant water lilies will adorn the bay for two weeks starting May 4, but that’s only part of the picture.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Feed water lilies and lotus monthly.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Water lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20lily. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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