water lily

See also: waterlily

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water lily (plural water lilies)

  1. Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 16:
      The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.
  2. Species of genus Nymphoides, fringed water lily and similar plants.
  3. Species of genus Nelumbo.

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