water can

English

Wikispecies

Noun

water can (plural water cans)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water,‎ can.
  2. Any of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 1863-1879, Richard Chandler Alexander Prior, On the Popular Names of British Plants