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- [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
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