Found 2 hits - Term: pond lily, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pond \pond\, n. probably originally, an inclosed body of water,
and the same word as pound. see pound an inclosure.
a body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and
usually of less extent than a lake. "through pond or pool."
--milton.
1913 webster
pond hen zool., the american coot. see coot
a .
pond lily bot., the water lily. see under water, and
illust. under nymphaea.
pond snail zool., any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. the most common kinds are air-breathing
snails pulmonifera belonging to limnaea, physa,
planorbis, and allied genera. the operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to melantho, valvata, and
various other genera.
pond spice bot., an american shrub tetranthera
geniculata of the laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. the whole
plant is spicy. it grows in ponds and swamps from virginia
to florida.
pond tortoise, pond turtle zool., any freshwater
tortoise of the family emydidae. numerous species are
found in north america.
1913 webster
see also:
pound pond hen coot pond lily water nymphaea
pond snail melantho valvata pond spice tetranthera geniculata
pond tortoise pond turtle emydidae
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pond lily
n : a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical
regions syn: water nymph, fragrant water lily, nymphaea
odorata
see also:
water nymph fragrant water lily nymphaea odorata
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about pond lily: Lily
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Lily, definition of term: Lily
lily_pag1.html Lily Pad
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Lily Pad, definition of term: Lily Pad
lily+pad_pag1.html Calla Lily
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Calla Lily, definition of term: Calla Lily
calla+lily_pag1.html Lily Of The Val
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Lily Of The Val, definition of term: Lily Of The Val
lily+of+the+val_pag1.html
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