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COW LILY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
Synonyms:
cow lily; Nuphar advena; spatterdock; yellow pond lily
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cow lily" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Holonyms ("cow lily" is a member of...):
genus Nuphar; Nuphar (spatterdocks)